Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.

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 cry to You, Lord;
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.

Amplified


I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are 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.'

Context Readings

A Cry Of Distress

4 Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. 5 I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!

Cross References

Psalm 16:5

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.

Psalm 27:13

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalm 91:2

I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Psalm 46:7

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Psalm 46:11

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Psalm 56:13

For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, 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; I shall not be shaken.

Psalm 91:9-10

Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place-- the Most High, who is my refuge--

Psalm 119:57

The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words.

Lamentations 3:24

"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

John 16:32

Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.

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