God’s Word Translation
Psalms 13:4
4and my enemy will say, “I have overpowered him.” My opponents will rejoice because I have been shaken.
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 make decisions alone with sorrow in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3Look at me! Answer me, O Lord my God! Light up my eyes, or else I will die and my enemy will say, “I have overpowered him.” My opponents will rejoice because I have been shaken. 5But I trust your mercy. My heart finds joy in your salvation. 6I will sing to the Lord because 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 13:4
- Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!”
- Psalms 25:2I trust you, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemies triumph over me.
- Psalms 35:19Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⌞at me⌟.
- Psalms 38:16I said, “Do not let them gloat over me. When my foot slips, do not let them promote themselves at my expense.”
- Joshua 7:9When the Canaanites and everyone who lives in the land hears about it, they will surround us and remove every memory of us from the earth. What will you do then so that your great name ⌞will be remembered⌟?”
- Ezekiel 35:12Then you will know that I, the Lord, heard all the insults that you spoke about the mountains of Israel. You said, “They have been deserted and handed over to us to use up.”
- Psalms 9:19Arise, O Lord. Do not let mortals gain any power. Let the nations be judged in your presence.
- Jeremiah 1:19They will fight you, but they will not defeat you. I am with you, and I will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
- Lamentations 1:16I’m crying because of ⌞all⌟ these things. My eyes—my eyes flow with tears. No one can give me the comfort I need to keep me alive. Everyone is too far away from me. My children are devastated because my enemies have won.”
- Psalms 55:22Turn your burdens over to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.
- Psalms 112:6He will never fail. A righteous person will always be remembered.
- Psalms 121:1I look up toward the mountains. Where can I find help?
- Proverbs 12:3A person cannot stand firm on a foundation of wickedness, and the roots of righteous people cannot be moved.
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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