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To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

A Prayer for Deliverance

13 How long? Lord, will you forget me forever?[a]
    How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I struggle in my soul at night
    and have sorrow in my heart during the day?
        How long will my enemy rise up against me?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 13:1 Or How long, Lord, will you forget me? Forever?

Psalm 13[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

How long,(A) Lord? Will you forget me(B) forever?
    How long will you hide your face(C) from me?
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)

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Footnotes

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

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

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

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