Psalm 143:3

American Standard Version

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.

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Psalm 143:3 in other translations

For the enemy pursues my soul.
He has struck my life down to the ground.
He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.

Psalm 143:3 · World English Bible

Psalm 143:3 in context

  1. 1Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
  2. 2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
  3. 3For 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.
  4. 4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
  5. 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.