Psalms 143:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 88:4-6 : 4 They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man, 5 adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power. 6 You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.
  • Ps 142:6 : 6 Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.
  • Lam 3:6 : 6 He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.
  • Ezek 37:11 : 11 Then he said to me,“Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying,‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
  • 2 Sam 2:22 : 22 So Abner spoke again to Asahel,“Turn aside from following me! I do not want to strike you to the ground. How then could I show my face in the presence of Joab your brother?”
  • 2 Sam 18:11 : 11 Joab replied to the man who was telling him this,“What! You saw this? Why didn’t you strike him down right on the spot? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a commemorative belt!”
  • Ps 7:1-2 : 1 A musical composition by David, which he sang to the LORD concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O LORD my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me! 2 Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.
  • Ps 7:5 : 5 may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)
  • Ps 17:9-9 : 9 Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill. 10 They are calloused; they speak arrogantly. 11 They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground. 12 He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places. 13 Rise up, LORD! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!
  • Ps 31:12-13 : 12 I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. 13 For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.
  • Ps 35:4 : 4 May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
  • Ps 54:3 : 3 For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.(Selah)

Similar Verses (AI)

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    2He drove me into captivity and made me walk in darkness and not light.

    3He repeatedly attacks me, he turns his hand against me all day long.

    4ב(Bet) He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.

    5He has besieged and surrounded me with bitter hardship.

    6He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.

    7ג(Gimel) He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains.

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    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Ps 7:5
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  • Ps 13:2-4
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    79%

    2How long must I worry, and suffer in broad daylight? How long will my enemy gloat over me?

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    4Then my enemy will say,“I have defeated him!” Then my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

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    53They shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me.

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    3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

    4They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,

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    6You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.

  • Job 17:13
    78%

    13If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

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    11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

  • Lam 1:13
    77%

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    3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

    4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

  • Ps 63:9
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    9Enemies seek to destroy my life, but they will descend into the depths of the earth.

  • Ps 142:3
    77%

    3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Ps 116:3
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  • Ps 120:6
    76%

    6For too long I have had to reside with those who hate peace.

  • Ps 54:3
    76%

    3For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.(Selah)

  • Ps 31:9-10
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    76%

    9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

    10For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

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    75%

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    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Ps 9:13
    75%

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    5Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!

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    75%

    7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

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    75%

    2For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?

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    75%

    3I am absolutely terrified, and you, LORD– how long will this continue?

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    75%

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    75%

    17I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.

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    75%

    5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

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    75%

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  • Lam 1:21
    75%

    21ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    75%

    6The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

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    3O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

  • Ps 6:7
    75%

    7My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

  • Job 14:13
    75%

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  • Ps 88:14
    75%

    14O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?

  • Job 13:24
    74%

    24Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?

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    74%

    22to the land of utter darkness, like the deepest darkness, and the deepest shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

  • Job 19:8
    74%

    8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness over my paths.