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Psalm 13:2–3

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2How long must I wrestle with my thoughtss

and day after day have sorrow in my heart?

How long will my enemy triumph over me?t

3Look on meu and answer,v Lord my God.

Give light to my eyes,w or I will sleep in death,x

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Cross references

  1. sPs 42:4; 55:2; 139:23; Isa 33:18; Da 7:28
  2. tPs 94:3
  3. uPs 9:12; 25:18; 31:7; 35:23; 59:4; 80:14; 107:41; 119:50, 153
  4. vSee Ps 4:1
  5. wSee Ezr 9:8
  6. xPs 76:5; 90:5; Jer 51:39

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

How long must I take counsel in my soul

and have sorrow in my heart all the day?

How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;

light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

How long will I store up anxious concerns within me,

agony in my mind every day?

How long will my enemy dominate me?

Consider me and answer, Lord my God.

Restore brightness to my eyes;

otherwise, I will sleep in death.

NLTNew Living Translation

How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,

with sorrow in my heart every day?

How long will my enemy have the upper hand?

Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!

Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.

LEBThe Lexham English 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?

Consider and answer me, O Yahweh my God.

Give light to my eyes

lest I sleep the sleep of death,

KJV 1900King 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?

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God:

Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;