Psaume 142:5

5 Regarde à ma droite, et vois! Personne ne me reconnaît; tout refuge me manque; personne n'a souci de mon âme.

Psaume 142:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 142:5

I cried unto thee, O Lord
Finding no help from man, he turns to the Lord, and directs his prayer to him in his distress; I said, thou [art] my refuge;
as he was, from all his enemies that were in pursuit of him, and from the storm of calamities he apprehended was coming upon him: and a refuge the Lord is to all his people in time of trouble; and where they always meet with sustenance, protection, and safety; he being a strong habitation, a strong hold, a strong refuge, to which they may resort at all times; and such is Christ to all sensible sinners that flee unto him, ( Hebrews 6:18 ) ; [and] my portion in the land of the living;
and a most excellent one he is, a large, immense, and inconceivable portion; he and all his perfections, purposes, promises, and blessings, being included in it; a soul-satisfying one, and which will never be taken away nor consumed; it is a portion in the present life; it will last as long as life lasts, and continues unto death, and at death, and for evermore, ( Psalms 73:26 ) .

Psaume 142:5 In-Context

3 Je répands devant lui ma plainte; j'expose ma détresse en sa présence.

4 Quand mon esprit est abattu en moi, toi, tu connais mon sentier. Ils m'ont caché un piège dans le chemin où je marchais.

5 Regarde à ma droite, et vois! Personne ne me reconnaît; tout refuge me manque; personne n'a souci de mon âme.

6 Éternel! je crie à toi, et je dis: Tu es ma retraite, mon partage dans la terre des vivants.

7 Sois attentif à mon cri, car je suis fort misérable; délivre-moi de ceux qui me poursuivent, car ils sont plus forts que moi!