4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.
O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.
I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
For when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, shutting us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?
Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you: let the nations be judged before you.
Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.
Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.
He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
<A Song of the going up.> My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from? Your help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you.
No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
And you will see that I the Lord have had knowledge of all the bitter things which you have said against the mountains of Israel, saying, They have been made waste, they are given to us to take for our heritage. And you have made yourselves great against me with your mouths, increasing your words against me; and it has come to my ears. This is what the Lord has said: Because you were glad over my land when it was a waste, so will I do to you: You will become a waste, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
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Commentary on Psalms 13 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 13
This psalm is the deserted soul's case and cure. Whether it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general,
To the chief musician. A psalm of David.
Psa 13:1-6
David, in affliction, is here pouring out his soul before God; his address is short, but the method is very observable, and of use for direction and encouragement.
In singing this psalm and praying it over, if we have not the same complaints to make that David had, we must thank God that we have not, dread and deprecate his withdrawings, sympathize with those that are troubled in mind, and encourage ourselves in our most holy faith and joy.