Psalm 143:3

The Scriptures 2009

For the enemy has pursued my being; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, Like the dead of old.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:11

And Yo’aḇ said to the man who informed him, “Now look, you saw, and why did you not strike him to the earth there? Then I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt.”

2 Samuel 2:22

And Aḇnĕr again said to Asah’ĕl, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Yo’aḇ?”

Psalm 142:6

“Listen to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me.

Psalm 35:4

Let those be ashamed and blush Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and abashed Who plot evil to me.

Psalm 54:3

For strangers have risen up against me, And cruel men have sought after my life; They have not set Elohim before them. Selah.

Psalm 7:5

Let the enemy pursue me and overtake my being, And trample my life to the ground, And lay my esteem in the dust. Selah.

Psalm 7:6

Arise, O יהוה, in Your displeasure; Lift Yourself up against the rage of my adversaries, And awake for me! You shall command judgment!

Lamentations 3:6

He has made me dwell in dark places Like the dead of old.

Ezekiel 37:11

And He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Yisra’ĕl. See, they say, ‘Our bones are dry, our expectancy has perished, and we ourselves have been cut off!’

Micah 7:8

Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. When I have fallen I have risen, when I sit in darkness יהוה is a light to me.