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Psalms 143:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.


Psalms 143:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 143:46 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/תִּתְעַטֵּ֣ףwatitəʿaṭēp
and it has fainted awayconjH5848
fail · faint · feebler · hide self ···
עָלַ֣/יʿālay
on mepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
רוּחִ֑/יrwḥiy
spirit mynounH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
בְּ֝/תוֹכִ֗/יbətwōkiy
in the midst of mepronH8432
between · half · (there- · where-) ···
יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םyišətwōmēm
it is appalledverbH8074
be astonied · astonish · (be · bring into ···
לִבִּֽ/יlibiy
heart mynounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 143:4

1. ...The title of the Psalm is, “To David himself, when his son was pursuing him.” We know from the Books of Kings 2 Samuel xv that this happened:...but we must recognise here another David, truly “strong in hand,” which is the explanation of David, even our Lord Jesus Christ. For all those events of past time were figures of things to come. Let us seek then in this Psalm our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, announcing Himself beforehand in His prophecy, and foretelling what…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 143 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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