Psalms 141:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 25:15-17 : 15 I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net. 16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed! 17 Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.
  • Ps 123:1-2 : 1 A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven. 2 Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes will look to the LORD, our God, until he shows us favor.
  • 2 Chr 20:12 : 12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.”
  • Isa 41:17 : 17 The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the LORD, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
  • John 14:18 : 18 “I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!
  • Ps 11:1 : 1 For the music director; by David. In the LORD I have taken shelter. How can you say to me,“Flee to a mountain like a bird!
  • Ps 143:3-4 : 3 Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages. 4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 25:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

  • Ps 16:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

    2I say to the LORD,“You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”

  • Ps 141:9
    78%

    9Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

  • Ps 11:1
    78%

    1For the music director; by David. In the LORD I have taken shelter. How can you say to me,“Flee to a mountain like a bird!

  • Ps 31:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

    15You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.

  • Ps 31:9
    77%

    9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

  • Ps 7:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1A musical composition by David, which he sang to the LORD concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O LORD my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

    2Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

  • Ps 123:1
    77%

    1A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven.

  • Ps 25:20
    77%

    20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

  • Ps 25:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1By David. O LORD, I come before you in prayer.

    2My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

  • Ps 38:21
    76%

    21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

  • Ps 142:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

    5I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”

  • Ps 143:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

    8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

    9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection.

  • Ps 27:9
    76%

    9Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!

  • Ps 119:123
    76%

    123My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

  • Ps 119:81-82
    2 verses
    76%

    81כ(Kaf) I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.

    82My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say,“When will you comfort me?”

  • Ps 71:5
    75%

    5For you are my hope; O Sovereign LORD, I have trusted in you since I was young.

  • Ps 39:7
    75%

    7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

  • Ps 116:8
    75%

    8Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, kept my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.

  • Ps 86:2
    75%

    2Protect me, for I am loyal! You are my God; deliver your servant who trusts in you!

  • Ps 31:1
    75%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!

  • Ps 71:1
    74%

    1In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!

  • Ps 57:1
    74%

    1For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

  • Ps 121:1
    74%

    1A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

  • Ps 38:15
    74%

    15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

  • Ps 54:4
    74%

    4Look, God is my deliverer! The Lord is among those who support me.

  • Ps 71:9
    74%

    9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

  • Ps 31:22
    73%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 88:14
    73%

    14O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?

  • Ps 130:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

    6I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.

  • Ps 119:8
    73%

    8I will keep your statutes. Do not completely abandon me!

  • Ps 109:26
    73%

    26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

  • Ps 6:7
    73%

    7My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

  • Ps 62:5
    73%

    5Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me hope.

  • Lam 3:24
    73%

    24“My portion is the LORD,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.

  • Ps 62:1
    73%

    1For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.

  • Ps 56:11
    73%

    11in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

  • Ps 140:6
    73%

    6I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • Ps 141:1
    73%

    1A psalm of David. O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

  • Ps 143:4
    73%

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.