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Psalm 13

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Psalm 13 Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

13 How long, O Lord? Wilt thou forget me for ever?
    How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long must I bear pain[a] in my soul,
    and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
    lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him”;
    lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.

5 But I have trusted in thy steadfast love;
    my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
    because he has dealt bountifully with me.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 13:2 Syr: Heb hold counsels
Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Psalm 13 New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 13[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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

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

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

Footnotes:

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