Psalms 143:4
My spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Noyes 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 thy works; I muse on the deeds of thy hands.
Cross References
Job 6:27Truly ye spread a net for the fatherless; Ye dig a pit for your friend.
Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling have seized me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Psalms 77:3I remember God, and am disquieted; I think of him, and my spirit is overwhelmed.
Psalms 102:1“A prayer of the afflicted, when in deep distress he poureth out his complaint before the Lord.” Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry come unto thee!
Psalms 119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
Psalms 142:3When my spirit is overwhelmed within me, Thou knowest my path! In the way which I walk, they have hid 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 →