Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

How long must I struggle in my soul at night and have sorrow in my heart during the day? How long will my enemy rise up against me?

New American Standard Bible

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

King James Version

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Holman Bible

How long will I store up anxious concerns within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?

A Conservative Version

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

American Standard Version

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Amplified


How long must I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart day after day?
How long will my enemy exalt himself and triumph over me?

Bible in Basic English

How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day? how long will he who is against me be given power over me?

Darby Translation

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, with sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Julia Smith Translation

How long, O Jehovah, wilt thou wholly forget me? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

King James 2000

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Lexham Expanded Bible

How long must I take counsel in my soul, [and] sorrow in my heart [all the] day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Modern King James verseion

How long shall I take counsel in my heart having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall my enemy be lifted up over me?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my heart? How long shall mine enemies triumph over me?

NET Bible

How long must I worry, and suffer in broad daylight? How long will my enemy gloat over me?

New Heart English Bible

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

The Emphasized Bible

How long shall I lay up cares within my soul, sorrow in my heart, day by day? How long shall mine enemy lift himself up over me?

Webster

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

World English Bible

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

Youngs Literal Translation

Till when do I set counsels in my soul? Sorrow in my heart daily? Till when is mine enemy exalted over me?

Topics

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 13:2

Images Psalm 13:2

Prayers for Psalm 13:2

Context Readings

A Plea For Deliverance

1 How long? LORD, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I struggle in my soul at night and have sorrow in my heart during the day? How long will my enemy rise up against me? 3 Look at me! Answer me, LORD, my God! Give light to my eyes! Otherwise, I will sleep in death;


Cross References

1 Samuel 18:29

Then Saul was even more afraid of David, and Saul was David's enemy from that time on.

1 Samuel 24:19

For who would find his enemy and then send him away safely? May the LORD repay you for what you have done for me today.

Nehemiah 2:2

The king asked me, "Why do you look so troubled, since you're not ill? This cannot be anything else but troubles of the heart."

Esther 7:6

Esther replied, "An adversary and an enemy it's this wicked Haman!" So Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

Job 7:12-15

Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you keep watching me?

Job 9:19-21

"Is this a contest of strength? He is obviously stronger! Is this a matter of justice? Who can sue him?

Job 9:27-28

If I were to say, "Let me forget my complaint,' change the expression on my face, and look cheerful,

Job 10:15

""Woe to me if I'm guilty! If I'm innocent, I cannot lift my head, because I am filled with disgrace. Look at my affliction!

Job 23:8-10

"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him.

Psalm 7:2

Otherwise, they will rip me to shreds like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me.

Psalm 7:4-5

if I have rewarded those who did me good with evil, if I have plundered my enemy without justification,

Psalm 8:2

Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have established strength on account of your adversaries, in order to silence the enemy and vengeful foe.

Psalm 9:6

The enemy has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished.

Psalm 10:18

to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.

Psalm 17:9

from the wicked who have afflicted me, from my enemies who have surrounded me.

Psalm 22:7-8

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they gape at me with open mouths and shake their heads at me.

Psalm 31:18

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

Psalm 38:17

Indeed, I am being set up for a fall, and I am continuously reminded of my pain.

Psalm 42:4

These things I will recall as I pour out my troubles within me: I used to go with the crowd in a procession to the house of God, accompanied with shouts of joy and thanksgiving.

Psalm 42:9-10

I will ask God, my Rock, "Why have you forsaken me? Why do I go around mourning under the enemy's oppression?"

Psalm 44:14-16

You made us an object lesson among the nations; people shake their heads at us.

Psalm 74:10

God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly?

Psalm 74:18

Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name.

Psalm 77:2-12

When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; my hands were raised at night and they did not grow weary. I refused to be comforted.

Psalm 94:18-19

When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me.

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow.

Psalm 123:3-4

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

Psalm 142:4-7

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

Psalm 143:3-4

For those who oppose me are pursuing my life, crushing me to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those who died long ago.

Proverbs 15:13

A happy heart enlightens the face, but a sad heart reflects a broken spirit.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

Furthermore, all his days he lives in darkness with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.

Jeremiah 8:18

Incurable sorrow has overwhelmed me, my heart is sick within me.

Jeremiah 15:18

Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You are like a deceptive brook, whose waters cannot be depended on.

Jeremiah 45:3

"You have said, "How terrible for me, for the LORD has added sorrow to my pain. I'm weary with my groaning, and I haven't found rest."'

Lamentations 1:5

Her adversaries dominate her, her enemies prosper. For the LORD has made her suffer because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away, taken into captivity in the presence of the enemy.

Lamentations 1:9

Uncleanness has soiled her skirts, and she gave no thought to what would follow. She fell in such a startling way, with no one to comfort her. Look, LORD, upon my affliction, because my enemy is boasting.

Micah 7:8-10

Don't be glad on my account, my enemy. When I fall, I'll get up. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light for me.

Matthew 26:38

Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."

Luke 22:53

While I was with you day after day in the Temple, you didn't lay a hand on me. But this is your hour, when darkness reigns!"

John 16:6

But because I have told you this, sorrow has filled your hearts.

Romans 9:2

I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart,

Philippians 2:27

Indeed, he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.

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