King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (Psalms 142) Psalms 142:3-7 KJV
"When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me."
Psalms 142:3-7 in Context (Verses 1–7 KJV)
1
I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.*
2
I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
4
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.***
5
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
6
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
7
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.