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Psalm 13
Lexham English Bible

Trust in the Salvation of Yahweh

For the music director. A psalm of David.[a]

13 How long, O Yahweh? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take counsel[b] in my soul,
and sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider[c] and answer me, O Yahweh my God.
Give light to my eyes
lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 and lest my enemy should say, “I have overcome him,”
lest my enemies rejoice because I am shaken.
5 But as for me, I have trusted in your steadfast love.[d]
My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.
6 [e] I will sing to Yahweh
because he has dealt bountifully with me.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 13:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  2. Psalm 13:2 Hebrew pl.; with a slight modification of the Hebrew this reads “set pains”
  3. Psalm 13:3 Literally “Look”
  4. Psalm 13:5 Or, “loyal love”
  5. Psalm 13:6 In the Hebrew Bible, the previous verse continues
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Psalm 13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 13

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?(A)
2 How long must I bear pain[a] in my soul
    and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?(B)

3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God!
    Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,(C)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have prevailed”;
    my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.(D)

5 But I trusted in your steadfast love;
    my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.(E)
6 I will sing to the Lord
    because he has dealt bountifully with me.(F)

Footnotes

  1. 13.2 Syr: Heb hold counsels
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