Psalm 13:2

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Psalm 13:2

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Summary

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

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Sorrow

Enemy

Exalted

General references

Job 23:8

Psalm 74:10

Matthew 5:4

Bible References

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I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
Your faithful love will support me, Lord.

Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.

Am I the sea

or a sea monster,

that You keep me under guard?

If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One!
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

If I am wicked, woe to me!
And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
I am filled with shame
and aware of my affliction.

If I go east, He is not there,
and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.

Why has my pain become unending,
my wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
You truly have become like a mirage to me—
water that is not reliable.

Sorrow

For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.

The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.

so the king said to me, “Why are you sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but depression.”

I was overwhelmed with fear

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

My joy has flown away;
grief has settled on me.
My heart is sick.

‘You have said, “Woe is me, because the Lord has added misery to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.”’

Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with Me.”

Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

that I have intense sorrow and continual anguish in my heart.

Indeed, he was so sick that he nearly died. However, God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one grief on top of another.

Enemy

or they will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.

Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold
from the mouths of children and nursing infants
to silence the enemy and the avenger.

The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
You have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished.

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

from the wicked who treat me violently,
my deadly enemies who surround me.

God, how long will the enemy mock?
Will the foe insult Your name forever?

and he became even more afraid of David. As a result, Saul was David’s enemy from then on.

When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go unharmed?

May the Lord repay you with good for what you’ve done for me today.

Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman.”

Haman stood terrified before the king and queen.

ט TetHer uncleanness stains her skirts.
She never considered her end.
Her downfall was astonishing;
there was no one to comfort her.
Lord, look on my affliction,
for the enemy triumphs!

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.

Exalted

Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer and shake their heads:

Let lying lips be quieted;
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.

My adversaries taunt me,
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?”

You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock among the peoples.

Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,
for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness
like those long dead.

ה HeHer adversaries have become her masters;
her enemies are at ease,
for the Lord has made her suffer
because of her many transgressions.
Her children have gone away
as captives before the adversary.

Every day while I was with you in the temple complex, you never laid a hand on Me. But this is your hour—and the dominion of darkness.”

General references

If I go east, He is not there,
and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.

God, how long will the enemy mock?
Will the foe insult Your name forever?

Those who mourn are blessed,

for they will be comforted.