Psalm 13-16
New International Version
Psalm 13[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 How long,(A) Lord? Will you forget me(B) forever?
How long will you hide your face(C) from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts(D)
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?(E)
3 Look on me(F) and answer,(G) Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes,(H) or I will sleep in death,(I)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,(J)”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.(K)
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;(L)
my heart rejoices in your salvation.(M)
6 I will sing(N) the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.
Psalm 14(O)
For the director of music. Of David.
1 The fool[b] says in his heart,
“There is no God.”(P)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven(Q)
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(R)
any who seek God.(S)
3 All have turned away,(T) all have become corrupt;(U)
there is no one who does good,(V)
not even one.(W)
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?(X)
They devour my people(Y) as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.(Z)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.(AA)
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!(AB)
When the Lord restores(AC) his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 15
A psalm of David.
2 The one whose walk is blameless,(AG)
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth(AH) from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,(AI)
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person
but honors(AJ) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(AK) even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;(AL)
who does not accept a bribe(AM) against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.(AN)
Psalm 16
A miktam[c] of David.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(AQ)
apart from you I have no good thing.”(AR)
3 I say of the holy people(AS) who are in the land,(AT)
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods(AU) will suffer(AV) more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names(AW) on my lips.
5 Lord, you alone are my portion(AX) and my cup;(AY)
you make my lot(AZ) secure.
6 The boundary lines(BA) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.(BB)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;(BC)
even at night(BD) my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand,(BE) I will not be shaken.(BF)
9 Therefore my heart is glad(BG) and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,(BH)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(BI)
nor will you let your faithful[d] one(BJ) see decay.(BK)
11 You make known to me the path of life;(BL)
you will fill me with joy in your presence,(BM)
with eternal pleasures(BN) at your right hand.(BO)
Footnotes
- Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.
- Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
- Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 16:10 Or holy
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