Psalms 143:3
For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
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2And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified.
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:22And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn you aside from following me: wherefore should I strike you to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?
Psalms 7:1O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in yours anger, lift up yourself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that you have commanded.
Psalms 31:12I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Psalms 142:6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
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 →