Psalms 143:3

For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

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

2Don’t enter into judgement with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:22Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”

Psalms 7:1LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

Psalms 7:6Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgement.

Psalms 31:12I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

Psalms 54:3For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, 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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