Psalms 143:5
I 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:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
In Context
4Therefore hath my spirit, fainted concerning myself, Within me, hath, my heart, been confounded.
6I have spread out my hands unto thee, My soul, is as a thirsty land, for thee. [Selah.]
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:2So then, thou shalt remember all the way in which Yahweh thy God caused thee to journey these forty years in the desert,—that he might humble thee to put thee to the proof to know what was in thy heart,—whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.
1 Samuel 17:45Then said David unto the Philistine—Thou, art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin,—but, I, am coming unto thee in the name of Yahweh of hosts, God of the ranks of Israel which thou hast reproached.
Psalms 77:5I reasoned, Of the days of aforetime, Of the years of by-gone ages;
Psalms 77:10Then said I—An affliction to me, it is, The changing of the right hand of the Most High.
Isaiah 63:7The lovingkindness of Yahweh, will I recall the praises of Yahweh, According to all that Yahweh hath bestowed upon us,—Even the abundance of goodness to the house of Israel, Which he bestowed upon them—According to his compassions and According to the abundance of his lovingkindness.
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 →