Psalms 119:143
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
†Trouble and anguish haue taken hold on me: yet thy commaundements are my delights.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. found me.
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From verse 143
12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
12Neither haue I gone backe from the commaundement of his lippes, †I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then ‖my necessary food.
- Psalms 119:107Rank 2 from verse 143
107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.
107I am afflicted very much: quicken mee, O LORD, according vnto thy word.
- Mark 14:33–34Rank 3 from verse 143
33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
33And hee taketh with him Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heauy,
34And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.
- Psalms 116:3Rank 4 from verse 143
3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
3*†The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- Psalms 119:16Rank 5 from verse 143
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
16I will delight my selfe in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
- Psalms 119:47Rank 6 from verse 143
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
47And I will delight my selfe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
- Psalms 119:77Rank 7 from verse 143
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
77Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy lawe is my delight.
- Psalms 130:1Rank 8 from verse 143
1OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
1¶ Out of the depths haue I cryed vnto thee, O LORD.
- Psalms 18:4–5Rank 9 from verse 143
4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
4*†The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.
5‖The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.
- Psalms 88:3–18Rank 10 from verse 143
3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
14Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
3For my soule is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh vnto the graue.
4I am counted with them that go downe into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength.
5‖Free among the dead, like the slaine that lie in the graue, whom thou remembrest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit: in darkenesse, in the deepes.
7Thy wrath lieth hard vpon me: and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waues. Selah.
8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: thou hast made me an abomination vnto them: I am shut vp, and I cannot come forth.
9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction, LORD, I haue called daily vpon thee: I haue stretched out my hands vnto thee.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shal the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11Shall thy louing kindnesse be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnesse in destruction?
12Shall thy wonders be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnesse in the land of forgetfulnesse?
13But vnto thee haue I cried, O LORD, and in the morning shall my prayer preuent thee.
14 LORD, why castest thou off my soule? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15I am afflicted and ready to die, from my youth vp: while I suffer thy terrours, I am distracted.
16Thy fierce wrath goeth ouer me: thy terrours haue cut me off.
17‖They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.
18Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.
34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
34Iesus saith vnto them, My meat is, to doe the will of him that sent mee, and to finish his worke.
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Psalms 119:143
Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty; also, to disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage
Extreme pain, distress, or grief; also to cause such distress.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828
Received, seized, carried, accepted, captured, chosen, or laid hold of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890
To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage
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commandments
Authoritative commands, laws, or precepts; especially commands given by God, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890
Great pleasures, joys, or things that give pleasure; as a verb, gives great pleasure.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage
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142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
142Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnesse: and thy law is the trueth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
143†Trouble and anguish haue taken hold on me: yet thy commaundements are my delights.
Selected passage144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
144The righteousnesse of thy Testimonies is euerlasting: giue me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.