Psalms 13:5

Psalms 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
• New International Version (NIV)But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

Context of Psalms 13:5

3Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, 4And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken. But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation. 6I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

Psalms 13:5 word by word

וַאֲנִ֤י׀ בְּחַסְדְּךָ֣ בָטַחְתִּי֮ יָ֤גֵ֥ל לִבִּ֗י בִּֽישׁוּעָ֫תֶ֥ךָRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But I have trustedבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in thy mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• shall rejoiceגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• in thy salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444

Cross-references for Psalms 13:5

• Psalms 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,
• Psalms 36:7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
• Psalms 52:8But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
• Psalms 147:11The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
• Isaiah 12:2Behold, God, my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, For the Lord God is my strength and song; Yes, He has become my salvation.”
• Jude 1:21and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life.
• Psalms 9:14That I may tell aloud all Your praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion (Jerusalem) I may rejoice in Your salvation and Your help.
• Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, To God, my exceeding joy; With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!
• Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.
• Psalms 119:81My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
• 1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed and said, “My heart rejoices and triumphs in the Lord; My horn (strength) is lifted up in the Lord, My mouth has opened wide [to speak boldly] against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
• Habakkuk 3:18Yet I will [choose to] rejoice in the Lord; I will [choose to] shout in exultation in the [victorious] God of my salvation!
• Luke 1:47And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
• Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

Commentaries on Psalms 13:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5But I have trusted in thy mercy - Thou wilt not suffer me to fall; or if I have fallen, wilt thou not, for his sake who died for sinners, once more lift up the light of thy countenance upon me? Wilt thou not cover my sin? My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation - There is no true joy but of the heart; and the heart cannot rejoice till all guilt is taken away from the conscience.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5But I have trusted in thy mercy - In thy favor; thy friendship; thy promises. His original confidence had been in God only, and not in himself. That confidence he still maintained; and now, as the result of that, he begins to exult in the confidence that he would be safe. The idea is, “I have trusted in the mercy of God; I still trust, and I will trust forever.” My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation - The word “salvation” here does not refer to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist no longer hears the mockery of his enemies. Instead, he feels joyful because he trusts in the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Trust is followed by rejoicing in the deliverance which God effects, and, instead of his enemy, he can lift the song of triumph.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 13:5

• Faith
• Joy

In the dictionaries

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• Septuagint

Commentaries on Psalms 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings