Psalm 142:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I criedזָעַ֥קְתִּי
(za·'ak·ti)
2199: to cry, cry out, calla prim. root
out to You, O LORD;יְה֫וָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
I said,אָ֭מַרְתִּי
(a·mar·ti)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"You are my refuge,מַחְסִ֑י
(mach·si;)
4268: refuge, shelterfrom chasah
My portionחֶ֝לְקִ֗י
(chel·ki)
2506: portion, tract, territoryfrom chalaq
in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of the living.הַֽחַיִּים׃
(ha·chai·yim.)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah


















KJV Lexicon
I cried
za`aq  (zaw-ak')
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
unto thee O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thou art my refuge
machaceh  (makh-as-eh')
a shelter -- hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
and my portion
cheleq  (khay'lek)
smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment -- flattery, inheritance, part, partake, portion.
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of the living
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I cried out to You, O LORD; I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.

King James Bible
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I cry to You, LORD; I say, "You are my shelter, my portion in the land of the living."

International Standard Version
So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."

NET Bible
I cry out to you, O LORD; I say, "You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I cried to you, Lord Jehovah, and I have said:” You are my hope and my portion in the land of life.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I call out to you, O LORD. I say, "You are my refuge, my own inheritance in this world of the living."

King James 2000 Bible
I cried unto you, O LORD: I said, you are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
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