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Psalms 142:5
“I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Verse in context — Psalms 142
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When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my path. In the way in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
4
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.
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I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
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Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me.
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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. A Psalm by David.
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