Psalms 13

How long, O Lord

ow long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?a ²How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?b ³Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,c ⁴and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

⁵But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.d ⁶I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.e

Commentary

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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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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