Psalm 13:2 “How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day?…”

Psalm 13:2

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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?

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?

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?

Geneva Bible 1599

How long shall I take counsell within my selfe, hauing wearinesse dayly in mine heart? how long shall mine enemie be exalted aboue 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?

Young's Literal Translation

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

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Cross references

“take”

Jeremiah 15:18 Psalm 142:4–7 Job 10:15 Job 23:8–10 Job 7:12–15 Job 9:19–21

Jeremiah 15:18 · BSB

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

Psalm 142:4–7 · BSB

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

Job 10:15 · BSB

If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

Job 23:8–10 · BSB

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

Job 7:12–15 · BSB

Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?

Job 9:19–21 · BSB

If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?

“sorrow”

Jeremiah 8:18 Proverbs 15:13 Ecclesiastes 5:17 Psalm 116:3 Nehemiah 2:2 Matthew 26:38

Jeremiah 8:18 · BSB

My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

Proverbs 15:13 · BSB

A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

Ecclesiastes 5:17 · BSB

Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Psalm 116:3 · BSB

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Nehemiah 2:2 · BSB

so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

Matthew 26:38 · BSB

Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”

“enemy”

Micah 7:8–10 Psalm 7:2 Psalm 8:2 Psalm 9:6 Psalm 10:18 Psalm 17:9

Micah 7:8–10 · BSB

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Psalm 7:2 · BSB

or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

Psalm 8:2 · BSB

From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

Psalm 9:6 · BSB

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

Psalm 10:18 · BSB

to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

Psalm 17:9 · BSB

from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

“exalted”

Lamentations 1:5 Psalm 31:18 Psalm 44:14–16 Luke 22:53 Psalm 22:7 Psalm 22:8

Lamentations 1:5 · BSB

Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

Psalm 31:18 · BSB

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalm 44:14–16 · BSB

You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

Luke 22:53 · BSB

Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”

Psalm 22:7 · BSB

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Psalm 22:8 · BSB

“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Also

Psalm 42:4 Psalm 42:9–10

Psalm 42:4 · BSB

These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.

Psalm 42:9–10 · BSB

I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

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