Psalms 143:3
For the enemy has pursued my soul,
What it says
The enemy has pursued David, crushed his life to the ground, and made him dwell in darkness like the long dead.
What it is doing
This verse names the severity of the oppression.
In context
1A Psalm of David. 2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, 3For the enemy has pursued my soul, 4My spirit grows faint within me; 5I remember the days of old; 6I stretch out my hands to You; 7Answer me quickly, O LORD; 8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; 10Teach me to do Your will, 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, 12And in Your loving devotion,