So the king asked me, “Are you sick? Why do you look sad? I think your heart is full of sadness.”
Psalm 13:2 - Easy To Read Version How long must I wonder if you have forgotten me?\par How long must I feel this sadness\par in my heart?\par How long will my enemy win against me?\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How long must I lay up cares within me and have sorrow in my heart day after day? How long shall my enemy exalt himself over me? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible How long will I be left to my own wits, agony filling my heart? Daily? How long will my enemy keep defeating me? Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord hath looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be any that understand and seek God. |
So the king asked me, “Are you sick? Why do you look sad? I think your heart is full of sadness.”
When I sin, I am guilty\par and it will be very bad for me.\par But I can’t lift up my head\par even when I am innocent!\par I am so ashamed and embarrassed.\par
Lord, protect the children without parents.\par Don’t let sad people suffer more troubles.\par Make bad people too afraid to stay here.\par
\{I almost died!\}\par Death’s ropes were wrapped around me.\par The grave was closing in around me.\par I was scared and worried.\par
Lord, save me from the bad people\par who are trying to ruin me.\par Protect me from the people around me\par who are trying to hurt me.\par
Those bad people brag\par and tell lies about good people.\par Those bad people are very proud.\par But their lying lips will be silent.\par
I know I am guilty of doing wrong things.\par I cannot forget my pain.\par
My heart breaks as I remember\par \{the good times I had at the temple\}:\par \{I remember\} passing through the crowds\par as I led them all up to God’s temple.\par \{I remember\} the happy songs of praise\par as the crowds celebrated the festivals.\par
Lord, come back\par and make me strong again!\par You are very kind,\par so save me.\par
If you don’t help me,\par I will be like an animal\par caught by a lion.\par I will be carried away,\par with no one to save me!\par
God, how much longer will the enemy\par make fun of us?\par Will you let them insult your name forever?\par
God, remember these things.\par Remember, the enemy insulted you!\par Those foolish people hate your name!\par
From the mouths of children and babies\par come songs of praise to you.\par You gave them \{these powerful songs\}\par to silence all your enemies.\par
The enemy is finished!\par Lord, you destroyed their cities!\par Now, only ruined buildings are left.\par Nothing is left to remind us\par of those bad people.\par
If a person is happy, then his face will show joy. But if a person is sad in his heart, then his spirit will show that sadness.
He only gets days that are filled with sadness and sorrow. In the end, he is frustrated, sick, and angry!
I don’t understand why I still hurt.\par I don’t understand why my wound\par is not cured and cannot be healed.\par Lord, I think you have changed.\par You are like a spring of water\par that became dry.\par You are like a spring\par whose water has stopped flowing.\par
‘Baruch, you have said: It is very bad for me. The Lord has given me sorrow along with my pain. I am very tired. I am worn out because of my suffering. I can’t find rest.’
Jerusalem’s enemies have won.\par Her enemies have been successful.\par This happened because the Lord\par punished her.\par He punished Jerusalem for her many sins.\par Her children have gone away.\par Their enemies captured them\par and took them away.\par
Jerusalem’s skirts became dirty.\par She didn’t think about the things\par that would happen to her.\par Her fall was amazing.\par She had no person to comfort her.\par She says,\par “Lord, see how I am hurt!\par See how my enemy thinks he is so great!”\par
You seem to have forgotten us forever, Lord.\par You seem to have left us alone\par for such a long time.\par
Jesus said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, “My soul is full of sorrow. My heart is breaking with sadness. Stay awake here with me and wait.”
I was with you every day in the temple {\cf2\super [363]} area. Why didn’t you try to arrest me there? But this is your time—the time when darkness (sin) rules.”
I have great sorrow and always feel much sadness \{for the Jewish people\}.
He was sick and was near death. But God helped him and me too, so that I would not have more sadness.
So Saul became even more afraid of David. Saul was against David all that time.
{This shows I am not your enemy.} A man doesn’t catch his enemy, and then just let him go! He doesn’t do good things for his enemy. I hope the Lord rewards you for being good to me today.