Psalms 143:3 meaning and explanation

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

Psalms 143:3, Berean Standard Bible

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David, praying in a time of danger, describes an enemy who hunts him relentlessly. The imagery is total: his life is pressed down to the dust, and he is made to dwell in darkness like those long dead, a picture of the grave and of utter hopelessness.

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