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Psalm 143:3

World English Bible

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.

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Psalm 143:3 in 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.

Psalm 143:3 · American Standard Version

Psalm 143:3 in context

  1. 1Hear my prayer, Yahweh.
    Listen to my petitions.
    In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
  2. 2Don’t enter into judgment with your servant,
    for in your sight no man living is righteous.
  3. 3For 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.
  4. 4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me.
    My heart within me is desolate.
  5. 5I remember the days of old.
    I meditate on all your doings.
    I contemplate the work of your hands.