Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Psalms 13
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Browse this work.
Psalms13:2
2. The counsels or devices of his heart afford no relief.
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Psalms 13:2. Public domain.
Psalms13:3
3. lighten mine eyes--dim with weakness, denoting approaching death (compare 1Sa 14:27-29; Psa 6:7; 38:10).
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Psalms 13:3. Public domain.
Psalms13:4
4. rejoice--literally, "shout as in triumph."
I am moved--cast down from a firm position (Psa 10:6).
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Psalms 13:4. Public domain.
Psalms13:5-6
5-6. Trust is followed by rejoicing in the deliverance which God effects, and, instead of his enemy, he can lift the song of triumph.
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Psalms 13:5-6. Public domain.
Read Psalms 13. Compare commentaries on this chapter.
Source and publication rights
Public domain. Public Domain. Source edition.
Berean Blue opens December 1, 2026. Explore this passage in the app preview.
Psalms13:1
PSALM 13
Psa 13:1-6. On title, see Introduction. The Psalmist, mourning God's absence and the triumph of his enemies, prays for relief before he is totally destroyed, and is encouraged to hope his trust will not be in vain.
1. The forms of expression and figure here used are frequent (compare Psa 9:12, 18; 10:11, 12).
How long ... for ever--Shall it be for ever?
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Psalms 13:1. Public domain.
Permanent link. Source edition.