Psalms 13:2

“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”

"How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?" - Psalms 13:2
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What does Psalms 13:2 mean?

The King James Version of Psalm 13:2 reads: "How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?" This verse is a cry of despair and lamentation from the psalmist. The entire Psalm 13 addresses the feelings of…

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Wrestling with Despair: Finding Hope in Our Struggles

In the poignant words of Psalm 13:2, the psalmist cries out, "How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?" This verse encapsulates a profound struggle that many of us face at different times in our…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Strength in Times of Sorrow

O Lord, my God, I come before Thee, bowing my head in reverent humility and acknowledging Thy sovereign will. In moments of deep distress and heavy laden burdens, I find solace in the words of Thy servant David, who cried out earnestly in Psalm 13:2, saying, "How long shall I…

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Psalms 13:2 - "How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?"
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
Psalms 116:13 (KJV) 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
Psalms 147:13 - "For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee."
"They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:" - Psalms 106:13
"They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion." - Psalms 22:13
Psalms 115:2 - "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"
Psalms 64:2 - "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery." - Psalms 81:2
Psalms 91:13
Psalms 103:13
Psalms 54:2 - "Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth."
"O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind." - Psalms 83:13
Psalms 149:2 - "Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King."
"He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works." - Psalms 104:13
"Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee." - Psalms 51:13
Psalms 5:2 - "Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray."
Psalms 17:2 - "Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal."
"Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?" - Psalms 77:13
Psalms 106:13 - "They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:"
Psalms 49:13 - "This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah."
"Both low and high, rich and poor, together." - Psalms 49:2
"The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing." - Psalms 65:13
Psalms 50:13 - "Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?"
Psalms 22:13 - "They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion."
Psalms 116:13 - "I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD."
Psalms 115:13 - "He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great."
Psalms 133:2 - "It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;"
"That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked." - Psalms 94:13