Psalms 142 · Verse 6

Psalms 142:6

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Psalms 142:6, King James Version

Psalms 142:6 in other translations

BSBListen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
WEBListen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
ASVAttend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
YLTAttend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.
DARBYAttend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
BBEGive 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.
WebsterAttend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

What does Psalms 142:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. (Compare Psa 17:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 I am brought very low - Never was I so near total ruin before. Deliver me from my persecutors - They are now in full possession of the only means of my escape. They are stronger than I - What am I and my men against this well-appointed armed multitude, with their king at their head.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 142:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה\׀hak.Shi.vahpay attention !H7181
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
רִנָּתִי֮ri.na.Ticry of entreaty myH7440
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫יda.Lo.TiI have become lowH1809
מְאֹ֥דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
הַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.nideliver meH5337
מֵרֹדְפַ֑יme.ro.de.Faifrom [those who] harass meH7291
כִּ֖יkiforH3588
אָמְצ֣וּ'a.me.Tzuthey are [too] strongH553
מִמֶּֽנִּי\׃mi.Me.nifor meH4480

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 142:6

  • Psalms 79:8

    O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

  • Psalms 136:23

    Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

  • Psalms 116:6

    The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

  • Romans 8:33

    Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.

  • Psalms 17:1

    A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

  • Romans 8:37

    Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

  • Psalms 18:17

    He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

  • Psalms 57:3-4

    He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

  • Psalms 59:3

    For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

  • Psalms 3:1

    A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

  • 1 Samuel 24:14

    After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

  • Psalms 143:7

    Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for I am.
44:24-26; 79:8; 116:6; 136:23; 143:3,7
for they.
3:1; 38:19; 57:3,4; 59:3; 1Sa 24:14; Ro 8:33,37

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Context

  • Psalms 142:5

    I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

  • Psalms 142:6

    Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

  • Psalms 142:7

    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.

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Psalms 142:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Escucha mi clamor, que estoy muy afligido; líbrame de los que me persiguen, porque son más fuertes que yo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
J’ai crié vers toi, Éternel! j’ai dit: Tu es mon refuge, ma part dans la terre des vivants.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Horche auf mein Schreien, denn ich bin sehr elend; errette mich von meinen Verfolgern, denn sie sind mir zu mächtig!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Expandi manus meas ad te; anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi.