A moment in scripture
Psalms 143:4
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Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 143:2
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
- Psalms 143:3
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 143:5
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
- Psalms 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.