Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Give attention to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
New American Standard Bible
For I am
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too
King James Version
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Holman Bible
for I am very weak.
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.
International Standard Version
Pay attention to my cry, for I have been brought very low. Deliver me from my tormentors, for they are far too strong for me.
A Conservative Version
Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
American Standard Version
Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.
Darby Translation
Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
Julia Smith Translation
Attend to my cry, for I languished greatly: deliver me from those pursuing me, for they were strengthened above me.
King James 2000
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.
Modern King James verseion
Hear my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my pursuers; for they are stronger than I.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Consider my complaint, for I am brought very low. O deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
NET Bible
Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.
New Heart English Bible
Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than me.
The Emphasized Bible
Attend thou unto my loud cry, for I am brought very low, - Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.
Webster
Attend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
World English Bible
Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 142:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry Of Distress
5
I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
“Give attention to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
“Bring my soul out of prison (adversity),
So that I may give thanks and praise Your name;
The righteous will surround me [in triumph],
For You will look after me.”
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 79:8
O do not remember against us the sins and guilt of our forefathers.
Let Your compassion and mercy come quickly to meet us,
For we have been brought very low.
Psalm 116:6
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.
Psalm 17:1
Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.
1 Samuel 24:14
After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue [with three thousand men]? A dead dog, a single flea?
Psalm 3:1
Many are rising up against me.
Psalm 18:17
He rescued me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
Psalm 38:19
But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,
And those who hate me without cause are many.
Psalm 44:24-26
Why do You hide Your face
And forget our affliction and our oppression?
Psalm 57:3-4
He will send from heaven and save me;
He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah.
God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth.
Psalm 59:3
Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.
Psalm 136:23
Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Psalm 143:3
For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
Psalm 143:7
Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).
Romans 8:33
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].
Romans 8:37
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us].