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Selected Verse: Psalms 142:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 142:5 |
King James |
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Compare Psa 31:14; Psa 62:7). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
I cried unto thee, O Lord - When there was no help; when I saw myself encompassed with dangers; when I looked on every hand and there was no "man" that would undertake for me.
I said, Thou art my refuge -
(a) My "only" refuge. I can go nowhere else.
(b) Thou art "in fact" my refuge. I can and do put my trust in thee. See the notes at Psa 46:1.
And my portion - See the notes at Psa 16:5.
In the land of the living - Among all those that live - all living beings. There is no one else among the living to whom I can come but to thee, the living God. My hope is not in human beings, for they are against me; not in angels, for they have not the power to rescue me. It is God only, the living God, whom I make my confidence and the ground of my hope. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Portion - Even in this life. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thou art my refuge - Even in these most disastrous circumstances, I will put my trust in thee. |
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.