Psalms 143:3

For the enemy persecutes me, crushing my life to the ground, making me live in the darkness, as those who have long been dead.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2With your servant O enter you not into judgment, for in your sight can no one alive be justified.

4My spirit is faint within me, my heart is bewildered within me.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:1Lord my God, I take refuge in you. Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;

Psalms 7:6Arise, Lord, in anger, against my foes rise in fury. Awake for my help: let justice be done.

Psalms 31:12I am clean forgotten like the dead, am become like a ruined vessel.

Psalms 54:3For proud men have risen against me, and terrible men seek my life, men who do not set God before them. Selah

Psalms 142:6Attend to my piercing cry, for very weak am I. Save me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong 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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