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?
²How 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?

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

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

Footnotes:

Psalm 13:2 Syr: Heb hold counsels

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