Psalms 143:5
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy doing; I muse on the work of Thy hands.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
4And my spirit fainteth within me; my heart within me is appalled.
6I spread forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a weary land. Selah
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that He might afflict thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep His commandments, or no.
1 Samuel 17:45Then said David to the Philistine: 'Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast taunted.
Psalms 77:5(77-6) I have pondered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
Psalms 77:10(77-11) And I say: 'This is my weakness, that the right hand of the Most High could change.
Isaiah 63:7I will make mention of the mercies of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us; and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He hath bestowed on them according to His compassions, and according to the multitude of His 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 →