Psalms 143:3

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

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  • Ps 88:4-6 : 4 For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 5 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength. 6 Abandoned among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, cut off from your care.
  • Ps 142:6 : 6 I cry to You, LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'
  • Lam 3:6 : 6 He has made me dwell in dark places, like those long dead.
  • Ezek 37:11 : 11 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, and we are cut off.”'
  • 2 Sam 2:22 : 22 Again Abner said to Asahel, 'Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you down? How could I then show my face to your brother Joab?'
  • 2 Sam 18:11 : 11 Joab said to the man who reported it, 'You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him down right there? I would have rewarded you with ten pieces of silver and a belt.'
  • Ps 7:1-2 : 1 A passionate song of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. 2 O Lord, my God, I take refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.
  • Ps 7:5 : 5 if I have repaid my friend with evil or have plundered my enemy without cause,
  • Ps 17:9-9 : 9 Protect me from the wicked who attack me, from my life’s enemies who surround me. 10 They close up their hearts to compassion; they speak with arrogance. 11 They track my every step; they surround me and set their eyes to bring me down to the ground. 12 They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding. 13 Arise, Lord! Confront them, bring them down. With your sword, rescue me from the wicked.
  • Ps 31:12-13 : 12 I am a disgrace among all my enemies, and even more to my neighbors—a dread to my acquaintances; those who see me on the street flee from me. 13 I am forgotten like someone dead and gone; I have become like a broken vessel.
  • Ps 35:4 : 4 Let those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; let those who devise harm against me retreat and be humiliated.
  • Ps 54:3 : 3 God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your power.

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