Psalm 13-15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 13
A Plea for Deliverance
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 Lord, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?(A)
2 How long will I store up anxious concerns[a] within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?(B)
3 Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;(C)
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
4 My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,”
and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.(D)
5 But I have trusted in Your faithful love;(E)
my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance.(F)
6 I will sing to the Lord
because He has treated me generously.(G)
Psalm 14
A Portrait of Sinners
For the choir director. Davidic.
1 The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”(H)
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race(I)
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
3 All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.[b](J)
4 Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;(K)
they do not call on the Lord.(L)
5 Then[c] they will be filled with terror,
for God is with those who are[d] righteous.(M)
6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,(N)
but the Lord is his refuge.(O)
7 Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people,[e]
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.[f](P)
Psalm 15
A Description of the Godly
A Davidic psalm.
2 The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart(S)—
3 who does not slander with his tongue,(T)
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,(U)
4 who despises the one rejected by the Lord[g]
but honors those who fear the Lord,(V)
who keeps his word whatever the cost,(W)
5 who does not lend his money at interest(X)
or take a bribe against the innocent(Y)—
the one who does these things will never be moved.(Z)
Footnotes
- Psalm 13:2 Or up counsels
- Psalm 14:3 Some Hb mss, some LXX mss add the material found in Rm 3:13-18.
- Psalm 14:5 Or There
- Psalm 14:5 Lit with the generation of the
- Psalm 14:7 Or restores His captive people
- Psalm 14:7 Or let Jacob rejoice; let Israel be glad.
- Psalm 15:4 Lit in his eyes the rejected is despised
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