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Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Turn and answer me, O LORD my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/13.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Consider <i>and</i> answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the <i>sleep of</i> death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Consider <i>and</i> answer me, O LORD, my God; Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the <i>sleep of</i> death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the <i>sleep of</i> death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Consider me and answer, LORD my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Consider me and answer, LORD my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Please listen, LORD God, and answer my prayers. Make my eyes sparkle again, or else I will fall into the sleep of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Look at me, O LORD my God, and answer me. Restore my strength; don't let me die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Light up my eyes, or else I will die<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look at me! Answer me, LORD, my God! Give light to my eyes! Otherwise, I will sleep in death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die! </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Consider <i>and</i> hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the <i>sleep of</i> death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Consider <i>and</i> hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the <i>sleep of</i> death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/13.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, and answer me, LORD, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/13.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the'sleep of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/13.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Consider <i>and</i> answer me, O LORD my God; enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/13.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Consider, answer me, O Jehovah my God! lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Consider and answer me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/13.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Beholde, and heare mee, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, that I sleepe not in death:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/13.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Loke downe and heare me O God my Lorde: lighten myne eyes, lest that I sleepe in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/13.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Considre, ad heare me, o LORDE my God: lighten myne eyes, that I slepe not in death.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Look attentively; Answer me, O YHWH, my God, "" Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Look attentively; Answer me, O Jehovah, my God, Enlighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How long shall I put counsels in my soul, grief in my heart the day? how long shall mine enemy rise up against me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 12:3>How long will my enemy be exalted over me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Look and answer me, LORD JEHOVAH, my God, and enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold Thou, and answer me, O LORD my God; Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death;</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/psalms/13.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: hab·bî·ṭāh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">Consider me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ‘ă·nê·nî (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To answer, respond.">and respond,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">my God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215: hā·’î·rāh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To be or become light. A primitive root; to be luminous.">Give light</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nay (N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">to my eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">lest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm" title="3462: ’î·šan (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To sleep. A primitive root; properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. sleep; also to grow old, stale or inveterate.">I sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: ham·mā·weṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">in death,</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027. nabat (naw-bat') -- to look">Look attentively</a><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030. anah (aw-naw') -- testify">; Answer</a><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel"> me, O Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">, my God</a><a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215. 'owr (ore) -- to be or become light">, Enlighten</a><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye"> mine eyes</a><a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435. pen (pane) -- lest">, lest</a><a href="/hebrew/3462.htm" title="3462. yashen (yaw-shane') -- to sleep"> I sleep</a><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death"> in death,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="נבט vhvms 5027">Consider</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqvms 6030"> and answer</a>, <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"><span class="divineName">LORD</span></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a>. <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="אור vhvms 215">Restore brightness</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> to my</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>; <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="פֶּן Pc 6435">otherwise</a>, <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm" title="ישׁן_1 vqi1cs 3462">I will sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> in death</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027. nabat (naw-bat') -- to look">Consider</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030a.htm" title="6030a">[and] answer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">me, O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">my God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215. 'owr (ore) -- to be or become light">Enlighten</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye">my eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435. pen (pane) -- lest">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm" title="3462. yashen (yaw-shane') -- to sleep">I will sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">the [sleep of] death,</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027. nabat (naw-bat') -- to look">Consider</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030. anah (aw-naw') -- testify">[and] hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">me, O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">my God:</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215. 'owr (ore) -- to be or become light">lighten</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye">mine eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm" title="3462. yashen (yaw-shane') -- to sleep">lest I sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">the [sleep of] death;</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/13-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 13:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 13:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/13-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 13:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 13:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>