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Psalm 13:6

I will sing to the LORD, because he has been good to me.

4lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
5But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.
6I will sing to the LORD, because he has been good to me.
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Notice

The word “because” makes God's goodness the reason for singing, while the nearby fear of defeat keeps this praise close to the strain of trusting.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 116:7Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.The LORD's goodness grounds both responses: the decision to sing in Psalm 13 and the call to rest in Psalm 116.
Psalm 21:13Be exalted, LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.Both verses express a resolve to sing to the LORD, praising his goodness in Psalm 13 and his power in Psalm 21.
Psalm 119:7I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.Both speakers commit to praise, with God's goodness prompting song and learning his righteous judgments prompting thanks.
Psalm 119:17Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.God's goodness links the passages: Psalm 13 declares it received, while Psalm 119 asks for it alongside a commitment to obey.
Joel 2:26You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied, and will praise the name of the LORD, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again …Both passages connect praise to what the LORD has done for his people, with Joel naming food and satisfaction.
1 Kings 3:6Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in …God's goodness is personal in both passages: the singer praises it, and Solomon recounts God's loving kindness to David.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship. waiting.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Sing Psalm 13:6 aloud once before bed

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Encouragement

The song follows fear of defeat; no changed circumstances are described here. God's goodness is the stated reason for singing, even within a psalm marked by distress.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).