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Psalm 142:4–5

qLook to the rright and see:

sthere is none who takes notice of me;

tno refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my urefuge,

my vportion in wthe land of the living.”

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Psalm 142:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

I cry to you, Lord;

I say, “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

Psalm 142:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

I cried unto thee, O Lord:

I said, Thou art my refuge

And my portion in the land of the living.

Psalm 142:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Then I pray to you, O Lord.

I say, “You are my place of refuge.

You are all I really want in life.

Psalm 142:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Look on my right hand and see,

For there is no one who acknowledges me;

Refuge has failed me;

No one cares for my soul.

I cried out to You, O Lord:

I said, “You are my refuge,

My portion in the land of the living.

Psalm 142:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Look around me and see.

No one cares about me.

I have no place of safety;

no one cares if I live.

Lord, I cry out to you.

I say, “You are my protection.

You are all I want in this life.”

Psalm 142:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Look on my right hand, and see;

For there is no man that knoweth me:

Refuge hath failed me;

No man careth for my soul.

I cried unto thee, O Jehovah;

I said, Thou art my refuge,

My portion in the land of the living.

Psalm 142:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul. I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.

Psalm 142:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Look to my right and see that no one notices me. 

Escape is impossible for me. 

No one cares about me. 

I call out to you, O Lord

I say, “You are my refuge, 

my own inheritance in this world of the living.” 

Psalm 142:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Look to the right and see:

no one stands up for me;

there is no refuge for me;

no one cares about me.

I cry to You, Lord;

I say, “You are my shelter,

my portion in the land of the living.”

Psalm 142:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Look on my right hand and see—

there is no one who takes notice of me;

no refuge remains to me;

no one cares for me.

I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

Psalm 142:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

look to my right and see.

There is no one looking out for me;

there is no escape for me;

no one cares for my soul.

I cry out to you, O Yahweh.

I say, “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

Psalm 142:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Look around me, and you will see

that no one is concerned about me.

I have no place of safety.

No one cares whether I live or die.

Lord, I cry out to you.

I say, “You are my place of safety.

You are everything I need in this life.”

Psalm 142:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Look to the right and see;

For there is no one who regards me;

There is no escape for me;

No one cares for my soul.

I cried out to You, O Lord;

I said, “You are my refuge,

My portion in the land of the living.


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