Psalms 143:4
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
In Context
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Cross References
Job 6:27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
Psalms 55:5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Psalms 77:3I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah
Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.
Psalms 119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
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 →