Psalm 13-14
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?
2 How 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.
5 But I have (J)trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall (K)rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
The Fool Says, There Is No God
To the choirmaster. Of David.
14 (L)The (M)fool says in his heart, (N)“There is no God.”
They are (O)corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
(P)there is none who does good.
2 The Lord (Q)looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,[a]
who (R)seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become (S)corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 Have they no (T)knowledge, all the evildoers
who (U)eat up my people as they eat bread
and (V)do not call upon the Lord?
5 There they are in great terror,
for God is with (W)the generation of the righteous.
6 You would shame the plans of the poor,
but[b] the Lord is his (X)refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord (Y)restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:2 Or that act wisely
- Psalm 14:6 Or for
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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