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I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/142.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/142.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/142.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/142.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I looked on <i>my</i> right hand, and beheld, but <i>there was</i> no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/142.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Look on <i>my</i> right hand and see, For <i>there is</i> no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/142.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me <i>favorably;</i> There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/142.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/142.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/142.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Look to the right and see; That there is no one who regards me; A <i>way of</i> escape has been destroyed from me; No one cares for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/142.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Look to the right [the point of attack] and see; For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor]. Escape has failed me <i>and</i> I have nowhere to run; No one cares about my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/142.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look to the right and see: no one stands up for me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares about me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/142.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look to the right and see: no one stands up for me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares about me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/142.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/142.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even if you look, you won't see anyone who cares enough to walk beside me. There is no place to hide, and no one who really cares. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/142.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/142.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Look to my right and see that no one notices me. Escape is impossible for me. No one cares about me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/142.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When I look beside me, I see that there is no one to help me, no one to protect me. No one cares for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/142.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I look to my right and observe— no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/142.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/142.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/142.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/142.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/142.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/142.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Looking on the right hand—and seeing, "" And I have none recognizing; Refuge has perished from me, "" There is none inquiring for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/142.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Looking on the right hand -- and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/142.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Looking upon the right hand, and seeing, and none caring for me: flight perished from me; none sought for my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/142.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is no one that hath regard to my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/142.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 141:5>I considered toward the right, and I looked, but there was no one who would know me. Flight has perished before me, and there is no one who has concern for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/142.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I look to my right hand to see that there is no one willing to acknowledge me. My escape has perished; no one cares for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/142.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/142.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I looked on my right hand, and there was no one to advise me; refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/142.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I looked to the right and I saw there was none to advise me; a place of refuge was lost to me and there was no avenger for my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/142.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Look on my right hand, and see, For there is no man that knoweth me; I have no way to flee; No man careth for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/142.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I looked on <i>my</i> right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/142-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17611" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/142.htm">I Lift My Voice to the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: hab·bêṭ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">Look</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yā·mîn (N-fs) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">to my right</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5234.htm" title="5234: mak·kîr (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To regard, recognize. ">attends</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">There is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4498.htm" title="4498: mā·nō·ws (N-ms) -- Flight, place of escape or refuge. From nuwc; a retreat; abstractly, a fleeing.">refuge</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">for me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: dō·w·rêš (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">cares</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: lə·nap̄·šî (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">for my soul.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-16.htm">2 Timothy 4:16</a></span><br />At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-14.htm">Job 19:14</a></span><br />My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Isaiah 63:5</a></span><br />I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-35.htm">Jeremiah 25:35</a></span><br />Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Lamentations 1:2</a></span><br />She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a></span><br />“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a></span><br />But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15-23</a></span><br />But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow, / darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow, / but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11</a></span><br />Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Psalm 38:11</a></span><br />My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Psalm 69:20</a></span><br />Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></span><br />You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Psalm 88:18</a></span><br />You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50</a></span><br />Then everyone deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31-34</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. / But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” / “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">I looked, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11</a></b></br> I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Psalm 69:20</a></b></br> Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked <i>for some</i> to take pity, but <i>there was</i> none; and for comforters, but I found none.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8,18</a></b></br> Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: <i>I am</i> shut up, and I cannot come forth… </p><p class="hdg">refuge</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/23-11.htm">1 Samuel 23:11-13,19,20</a></b></br> Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">1 Samuel 27:1</a></b></br> And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: <i>there is</i> nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.</p><p class="hdg">failed me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/psalms/140-12.htm">Care</a> <a href="/job/31-18.htm">Cared</a> <a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Careth</a> <a href="/job/7-17.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/psalms/141-10.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/psalms/114-5.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/psalms/119-63.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/psalms/139-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-13.htm">Inquiring</a> <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/psalms/119-92.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/philemon/1-6.htm">Recognizing</a> <a href="/psalms/141-8.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/psalms/138-6.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/141-6.htm">Side</a> <a href="/psalms/141-8.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/141-3.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Care</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-21.htm">Cared</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Careth</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-21.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/songs/5-6.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/psalms/143-9.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/psalms/143-9.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-17.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/psalms/143-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Inquiring</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/matthew/14-35.htm">Recognizing</a> <a href="/psalms/142-5.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/142-5.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-26.htm">Side</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/psalms/143-8.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 142</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/142-1.htm">David shows that in his trouble all his comfort was in prayer unto God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/142.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/142.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Look to my right and see;</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, the right side was considered a place of honor and protection. The psalmist's plea to "look to my right" suggests a search for an ally or defender, someone who would stand by him in times of trouble. Biblically, the right hand is often associated with strength and support, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a> and <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>. The absence of anyone on the psalmist's right highlights his isolation and vulnerability, a theme echoed in the life of Jesus, who was often abandoned by His closest followers in His time of need (<a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a>).<p><b>no one attends to me.</b><br>This phrase underscores the psalmist's sense of abandonment and neglect. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, community and kinship were vital for survival and support. The lack of attention from others would have been a profound source of distress. This feeling of being forsaken is mirrored in the experiences of many biblical figures, such as Job (<a href="/job/19-14.htm">Job 19:14</a>) and even Jesus, who cried out on the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (<a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a>). It reflects the human condition of loneliness and the need for divine intervention.<p><b>There is no refuge for me;</b><br>The concept of refuge is significant throughout the Psalms, often symbolizing God's protection and safety (<a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>). The psalmist's lament that there is "no refuge" indicates a lack of physical and spiritual sanctuary. In biblical times, cities of refuge provided safety for those in danger (<a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Numbers 35:11-15</a>), but here, the psalmist finds no such place. This absence of refuge points to a deeper spiritual truth that ultimate safety and rest are found in God alone, a theme fulfilled in Christ, who offers Himself as a refuge for sinners (<a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a>).<p><b>no one cares for my soul.</b><br>The soul, or "nephesh" in Hebrew, represents the entirety of a person's being. The psalmist's statement that no one cares for his soul highlights a profound sense of neglect and spiritual desolation. In the biblical narrative, God is portrayed as the ultimate caretaker of the soul, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23-3.htm">Psalm 23:3</a>, where He restores the soul. This phrase also foreshadows the ministry of Jesus, who came to seek and save the lost (<a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>) and who cares deeply for the souls of humanity, offering rest and salvation (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of this psalm, traditionally believed to be King David, who often found himself in dire situations, seeking refuge and expressing his reliance on God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cave_of_adullam.htm">Cave of Adullam</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/142.htm">Psalm 142</a> is often associated with David's time hiding in the cave of Adullam, a place of refuge during his flight from Saul.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Though not named in this verse, David's enemies, including King Saul, are the implicit threat that drives him to seek refuge and express his feelings of abandonment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_isolation.htm">The Reality of Isolation</a></b><br>Even the most faithful believers can experience times of profound loneliness and abandonment. Recognizing this can help us empathize with others and seek God's presence in our own times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_refuge.htm">God as Our Refuge</a></b><br>When earthly support fails, God remains our steadfast refuge. This truth encourages us to turn to Him in prayer and trust, just as David did.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>While David felt alone, the broader biblical account emphasizes the importance of community. We are called to be attentive to those around us who may feel isolated, offering support and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_lifeline.htm">Prayer as a Lifeline</a></b><br>David's psalm is a prayer, reminding us of the power and necessity of prayer in times of distress. It is through prayer that we can express our deepest fears and find solace in God's presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Trust in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite feelings of abandonment, David's psalm ultimately reflects trust in God's faithfulness. We are encouraged to hold onto this trust, knowing that God sees and cares for us even when others do not.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_142.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 142</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_god's_protection.htm">What does the Bible say about God's protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_142_4_align_with_1_sam_22_2.htm">Psalm 142:4 shows David claiming no one cares for him—how does this reconcile with 1 Samuel 22:2, where he has loyal followers? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_david's_psalms.htm">What are the key themes in the Psalms of David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/142.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">I looked.</span>--The Authorised Version follows the ancient versions in turning the Hebrew imperatives into historic tenses. But they are easily intelligible if taken rhetorically, and indeed the psalm loses in liveliness by missing them:<p>"On the path by which I must walk they have laid a trap for me;<p>Look to the right and see,<p>Not a friend is in sight.<p>Failed has refuge from me,<p>There is none who careth for my soul."<p>To the "right," because according to the regular Hebrew metaphor it was on the "right hand" that the protector would stand. (See Note <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm" title="I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.">Psalm 16:8</a>, &c; and comp. <a href="/psalms/109-6.htm" title="Set you a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.">Psalm 109:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-31.htm" title="For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.">Psalm 109:31</a>; <a href="/psalms/110-5.htm" title="The Lord at your right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.">Psalm 110:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/121-5.htm" title="The LORD is your keeper: the LORD is your shade on your right hand.">Psalm 121:5</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/142.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me</span>. I looked about, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>., for human aid, but there was no one who would so much as know me. <span class="cmt_word">I was utterly deserted in my trouble. Refuge failed me.</span> I had nowhere to flee unto - no safe and sure abiding-place. The "cave of Adullam" was but a miserable spot to hide in. <span class="cmt_word">No man cared for my soul</span>; or, "looked after my soul" (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/142-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Look</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבֵּ֤יט</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scan, look intently at, to regard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to my right</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֨ין ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and see,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְאֵה֮</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵֽין־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">attends to me;</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֫כִּ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5234.htm">Strong's 5234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To regard, recognize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">refuge</span><br /><span class="heb">מָנ֣וֹס</span> <span class="translit">(mā·nō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4498.htm">Strong's 4498: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flight, place of escape or refuge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for me,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נִּי</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cares</span><br /><span class="heb">דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(dō·w·rêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for my soul.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/142-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 142:4 Look on my right and see (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/142-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 142:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 142:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/142-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 142:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 142:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>