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Psalms 13:3

PrayerHopeDeath and loss

1 How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

4 lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.

5 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.

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BSB
Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
KJV
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
WEB
Behold, and answer me, LORD, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
ASV
Consider [and] answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
DARBY
Consider, answer me, O Jehovah my God! lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
BLB
Look attentively; answer me, O YHWH my God! Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
ÅB
Se hit, svar meg, Herre min Gud!
Klarne øynene mine, for at jeg ikke skal sove inn i døden,
OTB
Se på meg og svar, Herre min Gud;
Lys opp mine øyne, så jeg ikke faller i dødens søvn,
B1930
Se hit, svar mig, Herre min Gud! Opklar mine øine, forat jeg ikke skal sove inn i døden,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezra 9:8

    But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

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  • Psalms 18:28

    For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

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  • Jeremiah 51:39

    While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.

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  • Psalms 5:1

    Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:29

    “My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:27

    Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.

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  • Jeremiah 51:57

    I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Psalms 25:19

    Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

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