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 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. 4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands. 6I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah. 7Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Psalms 143:5 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for Psalms 143:5

• Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 77:5I have considered the days of old, The years of long ago.
• Psalms 111:4He has made His wonders to be remembered; The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
• Deuteronomy 8:2You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
• 1 Samuel 17:34But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,
• Isaiah 63:7I shall make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has granted us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has granted them according to His compassion And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
• Micah 6:5My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts 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