Psalms 143:4

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

3For the enemy persecutes me, crushing my life to the ground, making me live in the darkness, as those who have long been dead.

5I remember the days of old, and brood over all you have done, musing on all that your hands have wrought.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:5fear and trembling attack me, and horror wraps me round.

Psalms 77:3When I think of God, I moan; when I muse, my spirit is faint. Selah

Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry for help come to you.

Psalms 119:81I long for you to rescue me, I put my hope in your word.

Psalms 142:3When my spirit is faint within me, my path is known to you. In the way I am wont to walk in, they have hidden a trap 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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