Psalms 142:4
What does Psalms 142:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 142:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Look onmy right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.
KJV
King James Version · 1611I 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Look onmy right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Looking on the right hand--and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.
- Job 19:13
He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
- Psalms 88:8
Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
- 1 Samuel 27:1
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
- 1 Samuel 23:11
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Jehovah, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.
- Matthew 26:56
But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.
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