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Psalm 13
Good News Translation

A Prayer for Help[a]

13 How much longer will you forget me, Lord? Forever?
    How much longer will you hide yourself from me?
2 How long must I endure trouble?
    How long will sorrow fill my heart day and night?
    How long will my enemies triumph over me?

3 Look at me, O Lord my God, and answer me.
    Restore my strength; don't let me die.
4 Don't let my enemies say, “We have defeated him.”
    Don't let them gloat over my downfall.

5 I rely on your constant love;
    I will be glad, because you will rescue me.
6 I will sing to you, O Lord,
    because you have been good to me.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 13:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.
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Psalm 13
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Psalm 13[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 How long,(A) Lord? Will you forget me(B) forever?
    How long will you hide your face(C) from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts(D)
    and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
    How long will my enemy triumph over me?(E)

3 Look on me(F) and answer,(G) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,(H) or I will sleep in death,(I)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,(J)”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.(K)

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

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  1. Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.
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Psalm 13
King James Version

13 How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

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Psalm 13
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.

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