Berean Standard Bible
“Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,”
Psalms 13 is a short lament that opens with four times asking how long God will seem absent. David feels forgotten and surrounded by enemies.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
World English Bible (WEB)
Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
King James Version (KJV)
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
American Standard Version (ASV)
Consider [and] answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Mira, óyeme, Jehová Dios mío: alumbra mis ojos, porque no duerma en muerte;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Respóndeme, oh Señor, Dios mío. ¡Devuélveles la luz a mis ojos!
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