Psalms 143:5

Psalms 143:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
• New International Version (NIV)I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.

Context of Psalms 143:5

3For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. 4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands. 6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah 7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

Psalms 143:5 word by word

זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי יָמִ֨ים׀ מִקֶּ֗דֶם הָגִ֥יתִי בְכָל־פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• I rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of oldקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
• I meditateהָגָהhâgâh · to mutterH1897
• on allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Your worksפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• I considerשִׂיחַώîyach · to museH7878
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of Your handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Psalms 143:5

• Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 77:5I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
• Psalms 111:4He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
• 1 Samuel 17:34David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
• Isaiah 63:7I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
• Micah 6:5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

Commentaries on Psalms 143:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I remember the days of old - Former times. (1) as contrasted with my present condition. (2) as times when I called upon thee, and thou didst interpose. (3) as encouraging me now to come to thee, and spread out my case before thee. See Psalm 77:5-11, note; Psalm 42:4, note. I meditate on all thy works … - On what thou hast done; on thy gracious interpositions in the time of trial; on the manifestations of thy power in my behalf, and in behalf of thy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Remembering God’s acts from the past reassures the psalmist of God’s faithfulness (Psalms 42:4; 63:6; 77:3, 6; 119:55).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. The distress is aggravated by the contrast of former comfort (Psa 22:3-5), for whose return he longs. a thirsty land--which needs rain, as did his spirit God's gracious visits (Psa 28:1; 89:17).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5I remember the days of yore when You performed for us many wondrous miracles.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 143:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Desire
• Meditation

In the dictionaries

• Desolate
• Muse
• Meditation
• Muse; Musing
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 143

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings