Psalms 143:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 143:4

2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
^aFor in Your sight no one living is righteous.

3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in¹ darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.

4 ^aTherefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.

5 ^aI¹ remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I muse on the work of Your hands.

6 I spread out my hands to You;
^aMy soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

7 Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
^aLest I¹ be like those who go down into the pit.

8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness ^ain the morning,
For in You do I trust;
^bCause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For ^cI lift up my soul to You.

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
¹In You I take shelter.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 143:4

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American Standard Version
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed {and} faints within me [wrapped in gloom]; my heart within my bosom grows numb.

Contemporary English Version
I have given up all hope, and I feel numb all over.

Darby English Version
And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

Good News Bible
So I am ready to give up; I am in deep despair.

King James Version
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me.

New International Version
So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.

New King James Version
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore my spirit feels overwhelmed within me; My heart feels appalled within me.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.

Young's Literal Translation
And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

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