Parallel Verses
Amplified
I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
New American Standard Bible
I said, “You are
My
King James Version
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Holman Bible
I say, “You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living.”
International Standard Version
So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."
A Conservative Version
I cried to thee, O LORD. I said, Thou are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
American Standard Version
I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Bible in Basic English
I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.
Darby Translation
I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
Julia Smith Translation
I cried to thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
King James 2000
I cried unto you, O LORD: I said, you are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I cry out to you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
Modern King James verseion
I cried to You, O Jehovah; I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore do I cry unto thee, O LORD, and say, "Thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living!"
NET Bible
I cry out to you, O Lord; I say, "You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living."
New Heart English Bible
I cried to you, LORD. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
The Emphasized Bible
I have made outcry unto thee, O Yahweh, - I have said, Thou, art my refuge, my portion, in the land of the living.
Webster
I cried to thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
World English Bible
I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
Youngs Literal Translation
I have cried unto thee, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 142:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry Of Distress
4
Look to the right [the point of attack] and see;
For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor].
Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run;
No one cares about my life.
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.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 16:5
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];
You support my lot.
Psalm 27:13
I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Psalm 46:1
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 91:2
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!”
Psalm 46:7
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
Psalm 46:11
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
Psalm 56:13
For You have rescued my soul from death,
Yes, and my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of life.
Psalm 62:6-7
He only is my rock and my salvation;
My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged.
Psalm 91:9-10
Because you have made the Lord, [who is] my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
Psalm 119:57
Heth.
The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.
Lamentations 3:24
“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”
John 16:32
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened and empowered me, so that through me the [gospel] message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the