Psalms 143:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 143:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
רָ֘דַ֤ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אוֹיֵ֨ב
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
נַפְשִׁ֗י
nephesh
H5315
soul
דִּכָּ֣א
dâkâʼ
H1792
to crush
לָ֭אָרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
חַיָּתִ֑י
chay
H2416
living
הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים
machshâk
H4285
darkness
כְּמֵתֵ֥י
mûwth
H4191
to die
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me to live in dark places like the dead of ages.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).