Psalms 13

How long, O Lord

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?a ²How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?b ³Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,c ⁴lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.

⁵But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.d ⁶I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.e

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Psalm 13 is a raw lament that moves from desperate questioning to confident praise. The psalmist cries out to God, feeling forgotten and abandoned, yet in the span of just six verses, the tone shifts from anguish to trust. This chapter models how honest lament can become the very gr

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 13(3)

Face Light Soul

Bible Characters· Psalms 13(1)

David

References· Psalms 13

a: v.1 — Job 13:24, Lamentations 5:20, Psalms 89:46, Psalms 94:3-4, Psalms 22:1-2, Psalms 80:4, Psalms 44:24, Psalms 35:17, Psalms 6:3, Psalms 74:1
b: v.2 — Micah 7:8-10, Jeremiah 8:18, Jeremiah 15:18, Proverbs 15:13, Lamentations 1:5, Psalms 143:3-4, Psalms 142:4-7, Psalms 123:3-4, Job 10:15, Ecclesiastes 5:17
c: v.3 — Ezra 9:8, Psalms 18:28, Jeremiah 51:39, Psalms 5:1, 1 Samuel 14:29, 1 Samuel 14:27, Lamentations 5:1, Psalms 119:153, Psalms 25:19, Luke 2:32
d: v.5 — Jude 1:21, Isaiah 12:2, Habakkuk 3:18, Psalms 52:8, Psalms 51:12, Psalms 119:81, Psalms 36:7, Psalms 9:14, 1 Samuel 2:1, Psalms 33:18
e: v.6 — Psalms 116:7, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 119:7

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