Psalms 142 · Verse 7

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.

Psalms 142:7, King James Version

Psalms 142:7 in other translations

BSB	Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
WEB	Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.
ASV	Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks unto thy name: The righteous shall compass me about; For thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
YLT	Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!
DARBY	Bring my soul out of prison, that I may celebrate thy name. The righteous shall surround me, because thou dealest bountifully with me.
BBE	Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.
Webster	Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall encompass me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.

What does Psalms 142:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. (Compare Psa 25:17). that I may praise--literally, "for praising," or, "that Thy name may be praised," that is, by the righteous, who shall surround me with sympathizing joy (Psa 35:27).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 Bring my soul out of prison - Bring נפשי naphshi, my life, out of this cave in which it is now imprisoned; Saul and his men being in possession of the entrance. The righteous shall compass me about - יכתרו yachtiru, they shall crown me; perhaps meaning that the pious Jews, on the death of Saul, would cheerfully join together to make him king, being convinced that God, by his bountiful dealings with him, intended that it should be so. The old Psalter, which is imperfect from the twenty-frst verse of Psalm 119 to the end of Psa 141:1-10, concludes this Psalm thus: "Lede my saule oute of corruption of my body; that corrupcion is bodely pyne, in whilk my saule is anguyst; after that in Godes house, Sal al be louyng (praising) of the."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 142:7 in the original Hebrew

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ה֘וֹצִ֤יאָהho.Tzi.'ahbring out !H3318

מִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר\׀mi.mas.Gerfrom prisonH4525

נַפְשִׁי֮naf.Shiself myH5315

לְהוֹד֪וֹתle.ho.Dotto give thanks toH3034

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

שְׁ֫מֶ֥ךָshe.Me.khaname yourH8034

בִּ֭יbi<in> me

יַכְתִּ֣רוּyakh.Ti.ruthey will surroundH3803

צַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]H6662

כִּ֖יkiforH3588

תִגְמֹ֣לtig.Molyou deal bountifullyH1580

עָלָֽי\׃'a.Laitowards meH5921

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

Cross references for Psalms 142:7

Psalms 143:11
Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Psalms 146:7
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
Psalms 7:6-7
Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
Psalms 13:6
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
James 5:11
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Psalms 9:14
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalms 116:7
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Psalms 119:17
ג GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Psalms 142:1
Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.
Psalms 9:3
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

my soul.
142:1; *title:
9:3,14; 31:8; 88:4-8; 143:11; 146:7; Isa 61:1; Ac 2:24
the righteous.
7:6,7; 22:21-27; 34:2; 107:41,42; 119:74
thou shalt.
13:6; 116:7; 119:17; Jas 5:11

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Context

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 142:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Saca mi alma de la cárcel para que alabe tu nombre: Me rodearán los justos, porque tú me serás propicio.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Sois attentif à mon cri, car je suis très misérable; délivre-moi de mes persécuteurs, car ils sont plus forts que moi.
German Elberfelder 1871	Führe aus dem Gefängnis heraus meine Seele, damit ich deinen Namen preise! Die Gerechten werden mich umringen, wenn du mir wohlgetan hast.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Velociter exaudi me, Domine; defecit spiritus meus. Non avertas faciem tuam a me, et similis ero descendentibus in lacum.