Psalms 143:3
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.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 143 connects to 10 cross-references. The last of the seven penitential psalms attributed to David, appealing to God's faithfulness rather than righteousness since no living person is righteous before God. He describes his spirit failing and heart appalled, remembers former days, and prays for God's …
Other Translations
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.
Cross References
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our …
And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite …
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? …
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than …
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. …
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought …
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, …
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.