Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 13:4
4lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.
Psalms 13:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
- New International Version (NIV)and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed over him," lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
Context of Psalms 13:4
2How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? 3Consider 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. 5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation. 6I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Read all of Psalms 13Psalms 13:4 word by word
פֶּן־יֹאמַ֣ר אֹיְבִ֣י יְכָלְתִּ֑יו צָרַ֥י יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ כִּ֣י אֶמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 13:4
- Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- Psalms 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Psalms 35:19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
- Psalms 38:16For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
- Joshua 7:9When 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?”
- Ezekiel 35:12Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
- Psalms 9:19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
- Jeremiah 1:19They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Lamentations 1:16For 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.
- Psalms 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 112:6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
- Proverbs 12:3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Commentaries on Psalms 13:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Let mine enemy say - Satan's ordinary method in temptation is to excite strongly to sin, to blind the understanding and inflame the passions; and when he succeeds, he triumphs by insults and reproaches. None so ready then to tell the poor soul how deeply, disgracefully, and ungratefully it has sinned! Reader, take heed. When I am moved - When moved from my steadfastness and overcome by sin. O what desolation is made by the fall of a righteous soul! Itself…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him - I have overpowered him; I have conquered him. That is, to triumph over him as having obtained a complete victory. And those that trouble me - Hebrew, “My adversaries.” The reference here is the same as in the former member of the verse. It is to the enemies that seemed almost to have triumphed over him already, and under whose power he was ready to sink. “Rejoice.” Exult; triumph. When I am moved - Moved…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Only the Lord can provide understanding and comfort. The psalmist hopes for the Lord's justice so his enemies will not celebrate.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. rejoice--literally, "shout as in triumph." I am moved--cast down from a firm position (Psa 10:6).Read the comment
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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
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