Psalm 143:2-4

New King James Version

²Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
^(A)For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

³For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in ^[a]darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
⁴^(B)Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.

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Psalm 143:3 dark places

Psalm 143:2-4

English Standard Version

²^(A)Enter not into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous ^(B)before you.

³For the enemy has pursued my soul;
    ^(C)he has crushed my life to the ground;
    ^(D)he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
⁴Therefore my spirit ^(E)faints within me;
    my heart within me is appalled.

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Psalm 143:2-4

New International Version

²Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous^(A) before you.
³The enemy pursues me,
    he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness^(B)
    like those long dead.^(C)
⁴So my spirit grows faint within me;
    my heart within me is dismayed.^(D)