Psalms

Psalm 142:4–6

⁴Look to my right and see;

no one attends to me.

There is no refuge for me;

no one cares for my soul.

⁵I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

⁶Listen to my cry,

for I am brought quite low.

Rescue me from my pursuers,

for they are too strong for me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הַבֵּ֤יט	hab·bêṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5027 look
to my right	יָמִ֨ין׀	yā·mîn	Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
and see	וּרְאֵה֮	ū·rə·’êh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
no one	וְאֵֽין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
attends	מַ֫כִּ֥יר	mak·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
to me	לִ֪י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
There is no	אָבַ֣ד	’ā·ḇaḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
refuge	מָנ֣וֹס	mā·nō·ws	Noun - masculine singular	H4498 flight.
for me	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
no one	אֵ֖ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
cares	דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ	dō·w·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
for my soul	לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃	lə·nap̄·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I cry	זָעַ֥קְתִּי	zā·‘aq·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to You	אֵלֶ֗יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
O LORD	יְה֫וָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
my refuge	מַחְסִ֑י	maḥ·sî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
my portion	חֶ֝לְקִ֗י	ḥel·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of the living	הַֽחַיִּים׃	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀	haq·šî·ḇāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7181 incline, attend
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my cry	רִנָּתִי֮	rin·nā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7440 ringing cry
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am brought	דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י	ḏal·lō·w·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1809 hang, be low, languish
quite low	מְאֹ֥ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
Rescue me	הַצִּילֵ֥נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
my pursuers	מֵרֹדְפַ֑י	mê·rō·ḏə·p̄ay	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are too strong for me	אָמְצ֣וּ	’ā·mə·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H553 be alert

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 142:4 Jeremiah 30:17 · Psalm 88:18 · Psalm 31:11 · Job 19:13–19 · Matthew 26:56 · 1 Samuel 27:1 · Psalm 88:8 · Psalm 69:20 · 2 Timothy 4:16 · 1 Samuel 23:11–13 · 1 Samuel 23:19–20

Psalm 142:5 2 Timothy 4:17 · Psalm 16:5 · Psalm 27:13 · Lamentations 3:24 · Psalm 73:26 · Psalm 91:9–10 · John 16:32 · Psalm 91:2 · Psalm 119:57 · Psalm 56:13 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 62:6–7

Psalm 142:6 Psalm 79:8 · Psalm 136:23 · Psalm 116:6 · Psalm 17:1 · Romans 8:33 · Psalm 18:17 · Psalm 57:3–4 · Romans 8:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.