Psalm 13-16
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)
Psalm 16
Confidence in the Lord
A Davidic Miktam.(AA)
1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.(AB)
2 I[h] said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”[i](AC)
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,(AD)
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.(AE)
5 Lord, You are my portion[j]
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.(AF)
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.(AG)
7 I will praise the Lord who counsels me(AH)—
even at night my conscience instructs me.(AI)
8 I keep the Lord in mind[k] always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.(AJ)
9 Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.(AK)
10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol;(AL)
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.(AM)
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;(AN)
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.(AO)
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
- Psalm 16:2 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read You
- Psalm 16:2 Or “Lord, my good; there is none besides You.”
- Psalm 16:5 Or allotted portion
- Psalm 16:8 Lit front of me
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