Psalms 143:4

And my spirit within me is overwhelmed: in my bosom is my heart astounded.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

In Context

3For the enemy hath pursued my soul; he hath crushed to the ground my life; he hath made me dwell in darkness, as those that are dead eternally.

5I remember the days of olden times: I meditate on all thy doings: on the work of thy hands do I reflect.

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Cross References

Job 6:27Yea, ye would cast any thing upon the fatherless, and ye would dig a pit against your friend.

Psalms 55:5(55:6) Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and shuddering hath covered me.

Psalms 77:3(77:4) I think of God, and moan: I reflect, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah.

Psalms 102:1“A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out before the Lord his complaint.” (102:2) O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee.

Psalms 119:81CAPH. My soul ardently desireth for thy salvation: for thy word do I wait.

Psalms 142:3(142:4) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me—and thou knowest well my path—on the way whereon I desired to walk they had secretly laid 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 →

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