Holy Scripture
Psalms 142:4
A church father on this verse
“I looked to the right hand and saw: and there was no one who knew me. If we make this psalm refer to the Lord, the Lord himself is speaking. All my disciples abandoned me, and fled. One had remained, Peter, who had promised himself, saying, "If I must die for you, I will not abandon you": and he too denied me. Therefo…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; My heart was troubled within me.
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2And enter not into judgment with thy servant, For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has brought my life down to the ground; He has made me to dwell in a dark place, as those that have been long dead.
— Psalms 142:4 —
5I remembered the days of old; And I meditated on all thy doings: Yea, I meditated on the works of thy hands.
6I spread forth my hands to thee; My soul thirsts for thee, as a dry land. Pause.