Psalm 143:3
For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
Cross References
Psalm 44:25
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.

Psalm 55:3
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.

Psalm 74:20
Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

Psalm 88:6
You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest of the depths.

Psalm 107:10
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains,

Lamentations 3:6
He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.

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the enemy

Psalm 7:1, 2
O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers, . . .

Psalm 17:9-13
from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. . . .

Psalm 35:4
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Psalm 54:3
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life--men with no regard for God. Selah

Psalm 142:6
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

smitten

Psalm 7:5
then may my enemy pursue and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

2 Samuel 2:22
Once again, Abner warned Asahel, "Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?"

2 Samuel 18:11
"You just saw him!" Joab exclaimed. "Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior's belt!"

made me

Psalm 31:12, 13
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. . . .

Psalm 88:4-6
I am counted among those descending to the pit. I am like a man without strength. . . .

Ezekiel 37:11
Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.'

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