Psalms 13:2

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

How long shall I take {H7896} counsel {H6098} in my soul {H5315}, having sorrow {H3015} in my heart {H3824} daily {H3119}? how long shall mine enemy {H341} be exalted {H7311} over me?

How long must I keep asking myself what to do, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long must my enemy dominate me?

How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

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?

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Micah 7:8 (8 votes)

    Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.

  • Micah 7:10 (8 votes)

    Then [she that is] mine enemy shall see [it], and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

  • Jeremiah 8:18 (6 votes)

    [When] I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart [is] faint in me.

  • Jeremiah 15:18 (5 votes)

    Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, [which] refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, [and as] waters [that] fail?

  • Psalms 143:3 (4 votes)

    For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

  • Psalms 143:4 (4 votes)

    Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

  • Psalms 142:4 (3 votes)

    ¶ I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.