Psalms 143:4

So I am very discouraged; I am very dismayed/worried.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3My enemies have pursued me; they have completely defeated me. It is as though they have put me in a dark prison, where I have nothing good to ◄ hope for/expect►, like those who died long ago [SIM].

5I remember what has happened previously: I ◄meditate on/think about► all the things that you have done; I consider all the great deeds that you [SYN] have performed.

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Cross References

Job 6:27You do not sympathize with me at all for all that I am suffering. You are heartless! You would even gamble to see who gets an orphan as a prize!

Psalms 55:5I am very fearful and I tremble/shake, and I am completely terrified.

Psalms 77:3When I think about God, I ◄despair/think that he will never help me►; when I meditate about him, I am discouraged. (Think about that!)

Psalms 102:1Yahweh, listen to what I am praying; hear me while I cry out to you!

Psalms 119:81I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save me from my enemies; but I confidently expect that you will tell me what you will do.

Psalms 142:3When I am very discouraged, you know what I should do. Wherever I walk, it is as though my enemies have hidden traps for me to fall into.

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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