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Psalm 13

Psa. 13:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But I have trusted
batach (Hebrew #982)
properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
KJV usage: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Pronounce: baw-takh'
Origin: a primitive root
in thy mercy
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
; my heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
shall rejoice
giyl (Hebrew #1523)
a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
KJV usage: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Pronounce: gheel
Origin: or (by permutation) guwl {gool}
in thy salvation
yshuw`ah (Hebrew #3444)
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
KJV usage: deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.
Pronounce: yesh-oo'-aw
Origin: feminine passive participle of 3467
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Heart,
Mercy,
Salvation

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 32:10• 10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. (Psa. 32:10)
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Psa. 33:18,21‑22• 18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
 21For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
 22Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. (Psa. 33:18,21‑22)
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Psa. 36:7• 7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. (Psa. 36:7)
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Psa. 52:8• 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. (Psa. 52:8)
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Psa. 147:11• 11The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. (Psa. 147:11)
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Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)
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Jude 21• 21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (Jude 21)
my heart.
Psa. 9:14• 14That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. (Psa. 9:14)
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Psa. 43:4‑5• 4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
 5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psa. 43:4‑5)
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Psa. 51:12• 12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. (Psa. 51:12)
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Psa. 119:81• 81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. (Psa. 119:81)
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1 Sam. 2:1• 1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. (1 Sam. 2:1)
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Hab. 3:18• 18Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. (Hab. 3:18)
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Luke 1:47• 47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Luke 1:47)
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Luke 2:20• 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. (Luke 2:20)
• Apparently forgotten of God, the soul trusts in His mercy, counts on Himself in goodness and faithfulness of mercy so as to rejoice in deliverance by His power before it comes. So we thank God, when we pray, before we receive the answer, because knowing in our hearts, by faith, that God has heard and answered us. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)
• Apparently forgotten of God, the soul trusts in His mercy, counts on Himself in goodness and faithfulness of mercy so as to rejoice in deliverance by His power before it comes. So we thank God, when we pray, before we receive the answer, because knowing in our hearts, by faith, that God has heard and answered us. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)
• Occupied with himself he can only see his weakness and the power of the enemy in relation to himself. Having turned to the Lord, he sees the enemy in relation to the Lord. (“Psalms 13” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindnessn; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation.

JND Translation Notes

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Chesed. see Ps. 4.3 and 2 Chron. 6.42.