But now, finally, you have been kind to us. You have let a few of us escape captivity and come to live in this holy place. Lord, you gave us new life and relief from our slavery.
Psalm 13:4 - Easy To Read Version If that happens, my enemy will say\par “I beat him!”\par My enemy would be happy\par if he defeated me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; And those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lest my enemy say, I have prevailed over him, and those that trouble me rejoice when I am shaken. American Standard Version (1901) Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved. Common English Bible and my enemy will say, “I won!” My foes will rejoice over my downfall. Catholic Public Domain Version Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues, they have been acting deceitfully; the venom of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall not all they know that work iniquity, who devour my people as they eat bread? |
But now, finally, you have been kind to us. You have let a few of us escape captivity and come to live in this holy place. Lord, you gave us new life and relief from our slavery.
So those poor people begin thinking,\par “God has forgotten us!\par He has turned away from us forever!\par God doesn’t see what is happening to us!”\par
That person will never fall.\par A good person will be remembered forever.\par
My God, I trust you,\par and I will not be disappointed.\par My enemies will not laugh at me.\par
My lying enemies will not keep laughing.\par Surely my enemies will be punished\par for their secret plans. {\cf2\super [219]} \par
Don’t let those people say,\par “Aha! We got what we wanted!”\par Lord, don’t let them say,\par “We destroyed him!”\par
If I say anything,\par then my enemies will laugh at me.\par They will see I am sick\par and say that I am being punished\par for doing wrong.\par
My enemies are really smooth talkers;\par they talk about peace,\par but they are really planning wars.\par Their words are as slick as oil,\par but those words cut like a knife.\par
\{I may have many enemies,\}\par but God is my fortress. {\cf2\super [365]} \par God saves me.\par God is my place of safety\par high on the mountain.\par Not even great armies can defeat me.\par
God is my fortress. {\cf2\super [367]} \par God saves me.\par God is my place of safety\par high on the mountain.\par
Lord, get up {\cf2\super [53]} and judge the nations.\par Don’t let people think they are powerful.\par
All those people will fight against you,\par but they will not defeat you.\par Why? Because I am with you,\par and I will save you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par
“I cry about all these things.\par My eyes, my eyes run down with water.\par There is no comforter near me.\par There is no person that can make me feel better.\par My children are like a wasteland.\par They are like that because the enemy won.”\par
The Canaanite people and all the other people in this country will hear about what happened. Then they will attack us and kill all of us! Then what will you do to protect your great name?”