Psalms 143:3
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
דָּכָא
he has crushed
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דָּכָא
Crushed, bruised. Daka. To be crushed under a heavy weight. Jesus was crushed under the full weight of human sin so that the crushing weight would never fall on you.
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חַי
life/ my
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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יָשַׁב
he has caused to dwell/ me
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יָשַׁב
he has caused to dwell/ me
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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עוֹלָם
antiquity
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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רָדַף
he has pursued
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רָדַף
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
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