Psalm 142:5

New Catholic Bible

⁵I look to my right,
but there is no friend who knows me.
There is no refuge available to me;
no one cares whether I live or perish.^[a]

Psalm 142:5 No one cares whether I live or perish: the psalmist is like an outcast for whom no one cares and whom no one comes forward to protect. He is alone and extremely vulnerable.

Psalm 142:5

New International Version

⁵I cry to you, Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,^(A)
my portion^(B) in the land of the living.”^(C)

New Catholic Bible (NCB)

New International Version (NIV)