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

Psalm 13

English Standard Version

How Long, O Lord?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

13 ^(A)How long, O Lord? Will you ^(B)forget me forever?
How long will you ^(C)hide your face from me?
²How long must I take ^(D)counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

³^(E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
^(F)light up my eyes, lest ^(G)I sleep the sleep of death,
⁴^(H)lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am ^(I)shaken.

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

Lexham English Bible (LEB)

2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software

English Standard Version (ESV)

Psalm 13 Lexham English Bible