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Psalms 13:4
Psalms 13:4 is verse 4 of Psalms chapter 13, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.
King James Version
Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
World English Bible
lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
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Psalms 13:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
3 Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
4 lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.
5 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
Psalms 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
Psalms 35:19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Psalms 38:16For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
Joshua 7:9When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
Ezekiel 35:12Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
Ezekiel 35:13You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself!
Ezekiel 35:14This is what the Lord GOD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.
Ezekiel 35:15As you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, so will I do to you. You will become a desolation, O Mount Seir, and so will all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
Psalms 9:19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
Jeremiah 1:19They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Lamentations 1:16For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
Psalms 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
Psalms 112:6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
Psalms 121:2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Proverbs 12:3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.