Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
I cried to you, 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.
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."
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 on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul. 5 I cried to you, LORD. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." 6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than me.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 16:5
The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
Psalm 27:13
I am still confident of this: I will see 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 fails, but God is the 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."
Psalm 46:7
The LORD of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalm 46:11
The LORD of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalm 56:13
For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
Psalm 62:6-7
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
Psalm 91:9-10
Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,
Psalm 119:57
HET. The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
Lamentations 3:24
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
John 16:32
Look, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.