King James Version
psalm 143:4 in the King James Version says “Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 143 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.”
psalm 143:4 · KJV
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
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