Psalms 144:3
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
4and my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.
Cross References
Job 15:14What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just?
Psalms 8:5What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest hi?
Isaiah 2:22Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 144:2-9
Grateful Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness; Prayer for Success against Enemies. 1 Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 3 Lord , what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord , and… Read the whole commentary →