Psalms 143:5
I remember the days of olden times: I meditate on all thy doings: on the work of thy hands do I reflect.
Leeser Tanakh
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 within me is overwhelmed: in my bosom is my heart astounded.
6I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul [longeth] for thee, as a thirsty 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, in order to afflict thee, to prove thee, to know what is in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or not.
1 Samuel 17:45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest unto 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 arrays of Israel, that thou hast defied.
Psalms 77:5(77:6) I think over the days of old, the years of ancient times.
Psalms 77:10(77:11) And I said, This shall be my entreaty, [for] the years of the right hand of the Most High.
Isaiah 63:7The kindnesses of the Lord will I mention, the praises of the Lord, in accordance with all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the abundant goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and the abundance of his kindnesses.
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 →