Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, New Living Translation Turn and answer me, O LORD my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. English Standard Version Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, Berean Standard Bible Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death, King James Bible Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; New King James Version Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death; New American Standard Bible Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, NASB 1995 Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, NASB 1977 Consider and answer me, O LORD, my God; Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, Legacy Standard Bible Look and answer me, O Yahweh my God; Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, Amplified Bible Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, Christian Standard Bible Consider me and answer, LORD my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death. Holman Christian Standard Bible Consider me and answer, LORD my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death. American Standard Version Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Contemporary English Version Please listen, LORD God, and answer my prayers. Make my eyes sparkle again, or else I will fall into the sleep of death. English Revised Version Consider and answer me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; GOD'S WORD® Translation Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Light up my eyes, or else I will die Good News Translation Look at me, O LORD my God, and answer me. Restore my strength; don't let me die. International Standard Version Look at me! Answer me, LORD, my God! Give light to my eyes! Otherwise, I will sleep in death; Majority Standard Bible Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death, NET Bible Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die! New Heart English Bible Look, and answer me, LORD, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death; Webster's Bible Translation Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; World English Bible Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionLook attentively; Answer me, O YHWH, my God, "" Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death, Young's Literal Translation Look attentively; Answer me, O Jehovah, my God, Enlighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death, Smith's Literal Translation How long shall I put counsels in my soul, grief in my heart the day? how long shall mine enemy rise up against me? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHow long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible How long must I carry sorrow in my soul, grief in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me? New Revised Standard Version Consider and answer me, O LORD my God! Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleConsider and hear me, O LORD my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Look and answer me, LORD JEHOVAH, my God, and enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep unto death. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold Thou, and answer me, O LORD my God; Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Brenton Septuagint Translation Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Long, O LORD?…2How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? 3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death, 4lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.… Cross References Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law. Psalm 6:6-7 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. / My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes. Psalm 30:9 “What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness? Psalm 88:10-12 Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah / Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? / Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? Psalm 143:7-8 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit. / Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul. Job 33:30 to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life. Isaiah 38:18-19 For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. / The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:55-56 I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” Habakkuk 1:2 How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:18 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. John 11:11-14 After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” / His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” / They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus. ... Matthew 9:24 “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. Treasury of Scripture Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Consider Psalm 9:13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: Psalm 25:19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. Psalm 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; lighten Psalm 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. 1 Samuel 14:27,29 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened… Ezra 9:8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. less Jeremiah 51:39,57 In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD… Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Jump to Previous Consider Death Enlighten Eyes Hear Light Shining Sleep VoiceJump to Next Consider Death Enlighten Eyes Hear Light Shining Sleep VoicePsalm 13 1. David complains of delay3. He prays for preventing grace 5. He boasts of divine mercy Consider me and respond The phrase "Consider me and respond" is a heartfelt plea from David, the psalmist, for God's attention and intervention. The Hebrew word for "consider" is "נָבַט" (nabat), which means to look intently or to regard with care. This reflects David's deep desire for God to not only see his plight but to actively engage with him. In the historical context, David often found himself in dire situations, pursued by enemies and feeling abandoned. His call for God to "respond" underscores his faith that God is not a distant deity but a personal God who hears and answers prayers. This plea is a reminder of the intimate relationship believers are invited to have with God, where they can confidently seek His attention and expect His response. O LORD my God Give light to my eyes lest I sleep in death Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew See meהַבִּ֣יטָֽה (hab·bî·ṭāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5027: To scan, look intently at, to regard [and] respond, עֲ֭נֵנִי (‘ă·nê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond O LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my God. אֱלֹהָ֑י (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Give light הָאִ֥ירָה (hā·’î·rāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 215: To be or become light to my eyes, עֵ֝ינַ֗י (‘ê·nay) Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain lest פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest I sleep אִישַׁ֥ן (’î·šan) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3462: To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate in death, הַמָּֽוֶת׃ (ham·mā·weṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin Links Psalm 13:3 NIVPsalm 13:3 NLT Psalm 13:3 ESV Psalm 13:3 NASB Psalm 13:3 KJV Psalm 13:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 13:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 13:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 13:3 French Bible Psalm 13:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 13:3 Behold and answer me Yahweh my God (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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