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How Long, O Yahweh?

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

13 How long, O Yahweh? Will You (A)forget me forever?
How long (B)will You hide Your face from me?
How long shall I (C)take counsel in my soul,
Having (D)sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

(E)Look and answer me, O Yahweh my God;
(F)Give light to my eyes, lest I (G)sleep the sleep of death,
Lest my enemy (H)says, “I have overcome him,”
And (I)my adversaries rejoice that I am shaken.

But I have (J)trusted in Your lovingkindness;
My heart shall (K)rejoice in Your salvation.
I will (L)sing to Yahweh,
Because He has (M)dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 13[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

How long,(A) Lord? Will you forget me(B) forever?
    How long will you hide your face(C) from me?
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)

Look on me(F) and answer,(G) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,(H) or I will sleep in death,(I)
and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,(J)
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.(K)

But I trust in your unfailing love;(L)
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.(M)
I will sing(N) the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.

Trust in the Salvation of the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

13 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
(A)How long will You hide Your face from me?
How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart daily?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
(B)Enlighten my eyes,
(C)Lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Lest my enemy say,
“I have prevailed against him”;
Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

(A)13 Дирижеру хора. Псалом Давида.

Сказал безумец в сердце своем:
    «Нет Бога».
Они развратились, гнусны их дела;
    нет делающего добро.

Господь взирает с небес на людей,
    чтобы увидеть, есть ли понимающий,
    ищущий Бога.
Все сбились с пути,
    все, как один, развратились;
нет делающего добро,
    нет ни одного.

Неужели не вразумятся делающие зло –
    те, кто поедает мой народ, как хлеб,
    и Господа не призывает?
Там их охватит страх,
    потому что Бог на стороне праведных.
Вы осмеяли надежды нищих,
    но прибежище их – Господь.

О, кто дал бы с Сиона спасение Израилю!
    Когда Господь восстановит Свой народ,
пусть ликует Иаков и радуется Израиль!