Psalms 13
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PSALM 13
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1How long wilt thou forget me, Lord?
shall it for ever be?
O how long shall it be that thou
wilt hide thy face from me?
2How long take counsel in my soul,
still sad in heart, shall I?
How long exalted over me
Shall be mine enemy?
3O Lord my God, consider well,
and answer to me make:
Mine eyes enlighten, lest the sleep
of death me overtake:
4Lest that mine enemy should say,
Against him I prevail'd;
And those that trouble me rejoice,
when I am mov'd and fail'd.
5But I have all my confidence
thy mercy set upon;
My heart within me shall rejoice
in thy salvation.
6I will unto the Lord my God
sing praises cheerfully,
Because he hath his bounty shown
to me abundantly.
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Psalms 13
13
Trust in the Salvation of Yahweh
For the music director. A psalm of David.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1How long, O Yahweh? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2How long must I take counsel#Hebrew pl.; with a slight modification of the Hebrew this reads “set pains” in my soul,
and sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
3Consider#Literally “Look” 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.#Or, “loyal love”
My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.
6#In the Hebrew Bible, the previous verse continues I will sing to Yahweh
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
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