Psalms 13:4
2 How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
3 Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
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.
6 I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.
- KJV
- Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
- WEB
- lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
- ASV
- Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [Lest] mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
- DARBY
- Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him! [lest] mine adversaries be joyful when I am moved.
- BLB
- lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him.” My adversaries rejoice because I am shaken.
- ÅB
- for at ikke fienden min skal si: «Jeg fikk overhånd over ham»,
for at ikke mine motstandere skal fryde seg når jeg vakler! - OTB
- Og min fiende vil si, “Jeg har seiret over ham,”
Og mine motstandere vil glede seg når jeg er urolig. - B1930
- forat ikke min fiende skal si: Jeg fikk overhånd over ham, forat ikke mine motstandere skal fryde sig når jeg vakler!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 25:2
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 12:3
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Read in contextPsalms 62:6
He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
Read in contextLamentations 1:16
For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
Read in contextPsalms 38:16
For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
Read in contextJoshua 7:9
When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
Read in contextPsalms 9:19
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
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