Psalms 143:4

Therefore hath my spirit, fainted concerning myself, Within me, hath, my heart, been confounded.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3For an enemy hath pursued my soul, hath crushed, to the earth, my life, hath made me dwell in dark places, like the ancient dead.

5I have remembered the days of aforetime, I have talked with myself of every deed of thine, Of the work of thy hands, I would speak:

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Cross References

Job 6:27Surely, the fatherless, ye would assail, and make merchandise of your friend!

Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling, would enter me, And there would have overwhelmed me—a horror!

Psalms 77:3I remember God and I murmur, I muse, and my spirit swooneth. [Selah.]

Psalms 102:1O Yahweh, hear thou my prayer, and let, my cry for help, unto thee, enter in.

Psalms 119:81[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.

Psalms 142:3When my spirit fainted concerning myself, then, thou, didst take note of my path,—In the course which I was about to take, they had 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 →

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