Psalms 143:3
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 143
“For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.”Psalms 143:3
What Does Psalms 143:3 Mean?
Psalms 143:3 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 143, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Suffering.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 143:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Lamentations 3:6“He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.”Psalms 40:2“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”Psalms 7:1“O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:”Psalms 7:5“Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.”Psalms 42:5“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.”2 Samuel 2:22“And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?”Psalms 17:9“From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.”Psalms 31:15“My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.”Psalms 88:4“I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:”Psalms 142:6“Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.”2 Samuel 18:11“And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.”Psalms 35:4“Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.”Psalms 54:3“For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.”Psalms 13:2“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”Psalms 31:12“I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.”Ezekiel 37:11“Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.”Psalms 25:19“Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.”Psalms 88:3“For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.”Psalms 88:6“Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.”Psalms 141:8“But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.”
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