Psalms 142:4

In 11 translations

BSB

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

KJV

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 looked…: or, Look on the right hand, and seefailed…: Heb. perished from mecared…: Heb. sought after

WEB

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.

ASV

Look on my right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.

LSV

Looking on the right hand—and seeing, || And I have none recognizing; Refuge has perished from me, || There is none inquiring for my soul.

YLT

Looking on the right hand — and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.

DBY

Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.

DRC141:5

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.

GNV

I looked vpon my right hand, and beheld, but there was none that would knowe me: all refuge failed me, and none cared for my soule.

JPS142:5

Look on my right hand, and see, for there is no man that knoweth me; I have no way to flee; no man careth for my soul.

LXXE141:5

I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.

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Original-language editions

WLC142:5

הַבֵּ֤יט יָמִ֨ין ׀ וּרְאֵה֮ וְאֵֽין־לִ֪י מַ֫כִּ֥יר אָבַ֣ד מָנ֣וֹס מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֵ֖ין דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃KJV:Ps.142.4

LXX-Br141:5

Κατενόουν εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ καὶ ἐπέβλεπον, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἐπιγινώσκων με· ἀπώλετο φυγὴ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκζητῶν τὴν ψυχήν μου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 30:17But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
• Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
• Psalms 31:11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.
• Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
• Job 19:13–19He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. I…
• Psalms 69:20Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
• 1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all…
• 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
• Psalms 88:8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
• 1 Samuel 23:19–20Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon? Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we…
• 1 Samuel 23:11–13Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD. So David asked, “Will the citizens of…
• Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
• Jeremiah 25:35Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.

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