Psalm 143:3 TSK: For those who oppose me are pursuing my life, crushing me to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those who died long ago.

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For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

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the enemy

Psalm 7:1, 2
O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers, . . .

Psalm 17:9-13
from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. . . .

Psalm 35:4
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Psalm 54:3
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life--men with no regard for God. Selah

Psalm 142:6
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

smitten

Psalm 7:5
then may my enemy pursue and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

2 Samuel 2:22
Once again, Abner warned Asahel, "Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?"

2 Samuel 18:11
"You just saw him!" Joab exclaimed. "Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior's belt!"

made me

Psalm 31:12, 13
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. . . .

Psalm 88:4-6
I am counted among those descending to the pit. I am like a man without strength. . . .

Ezekiel 37:11
Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.'

Chapter Outline

1. David prays for favor in judgment
3. He complains of his grief
5. He strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer
7. He prays for grace
9. For deliverance
10. For sanctification
12. For destruction of his enemies

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Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead.

International Standard Version
For those who oppose me are pursuing my life, crushing me to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those who died long ago.

NET Bible
Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the enemy pursues my soul and he has humbled my life in the Earth and made me to dwell in darkness like the dead for eternity.

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