Psalm 13

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 13

A Plea for Deliverance

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

¹How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?^(A)
²How long will I store up anxious concerns^[a] within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?^(B)

³Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;^(C)
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
⁴My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,”
and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.^(D)

⁵But I have trusted in your faithful love;^(E)
my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.^(F)
⁶I will sing to the Lord
because he has treated me generously.^(G)

Footnotes

13:2 Or up counsels

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