Psalms 143:5
I keep in mind the early days of the past, giving thought to all your acts, even to the work of your hands.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
In Context
4Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.
6My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.)
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:2And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.
1 Samuel 17:45Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin: but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel on which you have put shame.
Psalms 77:5\77:4\You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.
Psalms 77:10\77:9\Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah.)
Isaiah 63:7I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 143:2-7
Complaints and Petitions. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord , give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate… Read the whole commentary →