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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 143, Verse 4

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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.
King James Version
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
American Standard Version
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
New English Translation
My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
World English Bible
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
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I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
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I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
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Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
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Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
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Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
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Teach me to do thy will; for thou [art] my God: thy spirit [is] good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
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Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I [am] thy servant.
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[A Psalm] of David. Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:
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My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.