Psalms 143:4

4 So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.

Psalms 143:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
ESV
4 Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.
NLT
4 I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.
MSG
4 I sat there in despair, my spirit draining away, my heart heavy, like lead.
CSB
4 My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay.

Psalms 143:4 In-Context

2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.
3 The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead.
4 So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
5 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.
6 I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 30:7; Psalms 142:3
Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.  NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.  All rights reserved worldwide.