Psalm 13

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

13 How long, Lord? Will You ^(A)forget me forever?
How long ^(B)will You hide Your face from me?
²How long am I to ^(C)feel anxious in my soul,
With ^(D)grief in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

³^(E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
^(F)Enlighten my eyes, or I will ^(G)sleep the sleep of death,
⁴And my enemy will ^(H)say, “I have overcome him,”
And ^(I)my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

⁵But I have ^(J)trusted in Your faithfulness;
My heart shall ^(K)rejoice in Your salvation.
⁶I will ^(L)sing to the Lord,
Because He has ^(M)looked after me.

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?
²How 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?
³Consider^[c] and answer me, O Yahweh my God.
Give light to my eyes
lest I sleep the sleep of death,
⁴and lest my enemy should say, “I have overcome him,”
lest my enemies rejoice because I am shaken.
⁵But 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

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

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