Psalms 142:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 142:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 142:5 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 142:5 — KJV
“I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.”
— Psalms 142:5 (KJV)
Psalms 142:5 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 142:5
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Psalms 142:5: lord, art, living
“And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 142:5: lord, art, land
“And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 142:5: lord, art, land
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 142:5: lord, art, land
“And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. an...: or, the land of an homer, etc”
Shares key themes with Psalms 142:5: lord, art, land
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