Jeremiah 20:13

“Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord, etc.] The prophet, from prayer, proceeds to praise; and from expressions of faith and confidence in the Lord, having committed his cause to him, being assured of success, rises up to a holy triumph and joy; and calls upon his soul, and upon others, to join with him in praising, and singing praises to the Lord: this is said, as Kimchi observes, with respect to the saints in Jerusalem; for there were some good people doubtless there at this time, a remnant according to the election of grace; who had a regard for the prophet, and wished well to him, and were ready to join with him in acts of devotion, prayer, or praise; for he hath delivered the soul of…”

“delivered . . . soul--This deliverance took place when Zedekiah succeeded Jeconiah.”

“In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13, followed nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this the result of feelings wounded by the indignities of a public scourging and a night spent in the stocks? Or was it not the mental agony of knowing that his ministry had (as it seemed) failed? He stands indeed before the multitudes with unbending strength, warning prince and people with unwavering constancy of the national ruin that would follow necessarily upon their sins. Before God he stood crushed by the thought that he had labored in vain, and spent his strength for nothing. It is important to…”

“20:13 Suddenly, relief and joy came to Jeremiah’s soul; he recalled that even when he was poor and needy, the Lord had rescued him from his oppressors.”

“for: Psa 34:6, Psa 35:9-11, Psa 69:33, Psa 72:4, Psa 109:30, Psa 109:31; Isa 25:4; Jam 2:5, Jam 2:6 Jeremiah 20:14”