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Psalms 13:4
4If I die, my enemies will say, ‘We have won against him!’ My enemies will be very happy if 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
2My thoughts make me worry all the time. How long must I continue to be sad? How long will my enemies continue to win against me? 3Lord, please listen to me! I feel that I am nearly dead. Please give me the strength to live! If I die, my enemies will say, ‘We have won against him!’ My enemies will be very happy if I fall. 5But I will trust you because of your faithful love. Please make me safe, so that I can be happy and thank you. 6Yes, I will sing to praise the Lord, because he will surely help me.
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פֶּן־יֹאמַ֣ר אֹיְבִ֣י יְכָלְתִּ֑יו צָרַ֥י יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ כִּ֣י אֶמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 13:4
- Psalms 10:11The wicked person says to himself, ‘God will give me no trouble! He does not even see what I do.’
- Psalms 25:2I trust in you, my God. Please do not let me be ashamed. Do not let my enemies laugh at me, because they are stronger than me.
- Psalms 35:19My enemies tell lies about me. Do not let them win against me, and be happy. They have no reason to hate me, so do not let them laugh at me.
- Psalms 38:16I have prayed that my enemies will not laugh at me. If I slip and fall down, they will be very happy!
- Joshua 7:9The Canaanites and the other tribes who live in this land will hear about what has happened. They will come to attack us and they will completely destroy us all. If that happens, nobody will ever respect your great name again!’
- Ezekiel 35:12Then you will know that I, the Lord, have heard you. You have insulted the mountains of Israel. You said, ‘Those mountains have become a desert. So we can take them for ourselves.’
- Psalms 9:19Lord, stand up! Do not let people turn against you! Bring the nations to stand in front of you. Judge them!
- Jeremiah 1:19They will attack you. But they will not win against you, because I will be with you. I will keep you safe. That is what the Lord says.’
- Lamentations 1:16We weep because of these things. Tears run down our faces because God is not with us. Nobody will help us. We are the children of this city and we have nothing now. The enemy has won.’
- Psalms 55:22Take your problems to the Lord. He will take care of you. He will never let his own people fall.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is the strong rock where I can hide and be safe. With him, nothing will make me fall.
- Psalms 112:6Righteous people will never fail. People will always remember them.
- Psalms 121:1As I travel, I look up towards the hills. I will find no help there.
- Proverbs 12:3No one can use wicked things to make himself safe. But a righteous person has strong roots.
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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