Psalms 143:4
My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
Berean Standard Bible
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 Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
Cross References
Job 6:27You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalms 77:3I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have 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 →