Psalms 142:4

4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.

Psalms 142:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
ESV
4 Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.
NLT
4 I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.
MSG
4 Look right, look left - there's not a soul who cares what happens! I'm up against it, with no exit - bereft, left alone.
CSB
4 Look to the right and see: no one stands up for me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares about me.

Psalms 142:4 In-Context

2 I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.
3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.
4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
5 I cry to you, LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 25:35
  • 2. Psalms 31:11; Jeremiah 30:17
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