Psalms 143:4
Man has been made similar to vanity. His days pass by like a shadow.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
In Context
3O Lord, what is man that you have become known to him? Or the son of man that you consider him?
5O Lord, incline your heavens and descend. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
Cross References
Job 6:27You encroach upon the orphan, and you strive to undermine your friend.
Psalms 55:5In God, I will praise my words. In God, I have put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do to me.
Psalms 77:3We have heard and known such great things, as our fathers have described to us.
Psalms 102:1To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me.
Psalms 142:3For the enemy has pursued my soul. He has lowered my life to the earth. He has stationed me in darkness, like the dead of ages past.
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 →