Psalms 143:4
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
Cross References
Job 6:27Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.
Psalms 55:5Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalms 77:3I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah.
Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, LORD! Let my cry come to you.
Psalms 119:81My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden 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 →