3 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.
Psalms 143:3 Cross References - Webster
2 Samuel 2:22
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: Why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
2 Samuel 18:11
11 And Joab said to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
Psalms 7:1-2
Psalms 7:5
5 (7:4)If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (yes, I have delivered him that without cause is my enemy:)
Psalms 17:9-13
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who encompass me,
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O LORD disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword:
Psalms 31:12-13
Psalms 35:4
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Psalms 54:3
3 (54:1)To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
Psalms 88:4-6
4 (88:3)For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh to the grave.
5 (88:4)I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
6 (88:5)Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
Psalms 142:6
6 (142:5)I cried to thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Lamentations 3:6
6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that are dead of old.
Ezekiel 37:11
11 Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.