Psalms 143:3

Certainly ¹  my enemies ²  chase me. They smash me into the ground. ³  They force me to live ⁴  in dark regions, ⁵  like those who have been dead for ages.

biblegateway Psa 143:3

The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like those long dead.

biblegateway Psa 143:3

For 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.

biblegateway Psa 143:3

My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground. He forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.

biblegateway Psa 143:3

The enemy hunted me down; he kicked me and stomped me within an inch of my life. He put me in a black hole, buried me like a corpse in that dungeon.

SABDAweb Psa 143:3

The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.

bibleoremus Psa 143:3

For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those long dead.

biblegateway Psa 143:3

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead.

biblegateway Psa 143:3

Certainly ¹  my enemies ²  chase me. They smash me into the ground. ³  They force me to live ⁴  in dark regions, ⁵  like those who have been dead for ages.

¹ tn Or “for.”

² tn Heb “an enemy.” The singular is used in a representative sense to describe a typical member of the larger group of enemies (note the plural “enemies” in vv. 9, 12).

³ tn Heb “he crushes on the ground my life.”

⁴ tn Or “sit.”

⁵ sn Dark regions refers to Sheol, which the psalmist views as a dark place located deep in the ground (see Ps 88:6).