God’s Word Translation
Psalms 143:4
4That is why I begin to lose hope and my heart is in a state of shock.
Psalms 143:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
- New International Version (NIV)So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed.
Context of Psalms 143:4
2Do not take me to court for judgment, because there is no one alive who is righteous in your presence. 3The enemy has pursued me. He has ground my life into the dirt. He has made me live in dark places like those who have died long ago. That is why I begin to lose hope and my heart is in a state of shock. 5I remember the days long ago. I reflect on all that you have done. I carefully consider what your hands have made. 6I stretch out my hands to you in prayer. Like parched land, my soul thirsts for you. Selah
Read all of Psalms 143Psalms 143:4 word by word
וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף עָלַ֣י רוּחִ֑י בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗י יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם לִבִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 143:4
- Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth, I call to you when I begin to lose heart. Lead me to the rock that is high above me.
- Psalms 77:3I sigh as I remember God. I begin to lose hope as I think about him. Selah
- Psalms 102:1O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
- Psalms 124:4Then the floodwaters would have swept us away. An ⌞overflowing⌟ stream would have washed us away.
- Psalms 142:3When I begin to lose hope, you ⌞already⌟ know what I am experiencing. ⌞My enemies⌟ have hidden a trap for me on the path where I walk.
- Job 6:27Would you also throw dice for an orphan? Would you buy and sell your friend?
- Psalms 25:16Turn to me, and have pity on me. I am lonely and oppressed.
- Psalms 102:3My days disappear like smoke. My bones burn like hot coals.
- Psalms 119:81My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me. My hope is based on your word.
- Luke 22:44So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Commentaries on Psalms 143:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me - See the notes at Psalm 77:3. Compare Psalm 42:5-7. His spirit was broken and crushed. He was in a state of despair as to any human help. My heart within me is desolate - I have no comfort; no cheerfulness; no hope. My soul is like the waste desert where there is no water; where nothing grows; where there are only rocks and sands.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4My spirit grows faint within me: The psalmist admits his desperation as his life seems to slip away under cruel and powerful enemies.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. The exciting reason for his prayer--his afflictions--led to confession as just made: he now makes the complaint. as those that have been long dead--deprived of life's comforts (compare Psa 40:15; 88:3-6).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4is appalled Heb. ישתומם, an expression of daze and astonishment, like (Ezek. 3:15): “and I remained there overwhelmed (משמים) among them seven days.” Also (II Sam. 13:20): “and Tamar sat, overwhelmed (ושוממה).”Read the comment
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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
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