The Meaning of Psalms 142:6 Explained

Psalms 142:6

KJV: Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

YLT: Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

Darby: Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

ASV: Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Attend  unto my cry;  for I am brought  very  low:  deliver  me from my persecutors;  for they are stronger  than I. 

What does Psalms 142:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 142:1-7 - "no Man Cared For My Soul"
The cave was dark and shared by rough and lawless men with whom David had little sympathy. His gentle and devout spirit must often have craved for more congenial society. But he never ceased to cry and make supplication whenever his spirit was overwhelmed. Are you in that plight? Be comforted by the reflection that God knows your path. It is the predestined way, Ephesians 2:10. Before the heavens or earth were made it was prepared. God foreknew all its perplexities and difficulties-how dark the shadows, how fearsome the black current-but He chose it as your best way home. Are all faces averted? Does no one seem to care? Is your soul in prison, and are your persecutors strong? Be of good cheer! Reinforcements of divine grace are on their way; the righteous shall crown themselves because of you; and you will say with your dying breath, "He has dealt bountifully with me." [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 142

1  David shows that in his trouble all his comfort was in prayer unto God

What do the individual words in Psalms 142:6 mean?

Attend to my cry for I am brought low very Deliver me from my persecutors for they are stronger than I
הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה ׀ אֶֽל־ רִנָּתִי֮ כִּֽי־ דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י מְאֹ֥ד הַצִּילֵ֥נִי מֵרֹדְפַ֑י כִּ֖י אָמְצ֣וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי

הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה ׀  Attend 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: קָשַׁב  
Sense: to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen.
רִנָּתִי֮  my  cry 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: רִנָּה  
Sense: ringing cry.
דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י  I  am  brought  low 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: דָּלַל 
Sense: to hang, languish, hang down, be low.
מְאֹ֥ד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
הַצִּילֵ֥נִי  Deliver  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: נָצַל  
Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
מֵרֹדְפַ֑י  from  my  persecutors 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: רָדַף  
Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
אָמְצ֣וּ  they  are  stronger 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָמֵץ  
Sense: to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard.
מִמֶּֽנִּי  than  I 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.