Psalms 143:3 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
- David complains of his enemies and distressesWe have no righteousness of our own to plead, therefore must plead God's righteousness, and the word of promise which he has freely given us, and caused us...
Thompson Chains
- Persecution (5)Link 6 of 8 · next Jeremiah 15:15
- Soul's EnemiesSee the chain from Psalms 71:10 · 7 links
Parallel Passages
- Lamentations 3:6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 88:4–6 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: …
- 2 Samuel 2:22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
- 2 Samuel 18:11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
- Psalms 7:1–2 <Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.> O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: …
- Psalms 7:5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
- Psalms 17:9–13 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. …
- Psalms 31:12–13 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. …
- Psalms 35:4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
- Psalms 54:3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
- Psalms 142:6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
- Lamentations 3:6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
- Ezekiel 37:11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Unclassified scriptures relating to Afflictions and adversities
- Colors Black: a symbol of affliction and calamity
- David He probably writes, at this time
- Death Unclassified scriptures relating to Death
- Psalms Afflictions
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For the enemy אוֹיֵב ʾôyēb אֹיֵב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- hath persecuted כִּי kî Conjunction רָדַף rādap רָדַף Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- my soul נַפְשִׁי napšî נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- he hath smitten דִּכָּא dikkāʾ דָּכָא Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
- my life חַיָּתִי ḥayyātî חַי Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- down דָּכָא dâkâʼ
- to the ground לָאָרֶץ lāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
- he hath made me to dwell הוֹשִׁיבַנִי hôšîbanî יָשַׁב Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular
- in darkness בְמַחֲשַׁכִּים bĕmaḥăšakkîm מַחְשָׁךְ Noun · masculine plural · with preposition
- as those that have been long עוֹלָם ʿôlām עוֹלָם Noun · masculine singular
- dead כְּמֵתֵי kĕmētê מוּת Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with preposition
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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