Psalm 13–15

Trust in the Salvation of Yahweh

13For the music director. A psalm of David.^a

¹How long, O Yahweh? Will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me?

²How long must I take counsel^b in my soul,

and sorrow in my heart all the day?

How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

³Consider^c and answer me, O Yahweh my God.

Give light to my eyes

lest I sleep the sleep of death,

⁴and lest my enemy should say, “I have overcome him,”

lest my enemies rejoice because I am shaken.

⁵But as for me, I have trusted in your steadfast love.^d

My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.

^6e I will sing to Yahweh

because he has dealt bountifully with me.

The Folly of the Godless and God’s Final Triumph

14For the music director. Of David.^a

¹The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt.

They do abominable deeds.

There is none who does good.

²Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind

to see whether there is one who has insight,

one who cares about God.

³All have gone astray;

they are altogether corrupt.

There is not one who does good;

there is not even one.

⁴All who do evil—do they not know,

they who eat my people as though they were eating bread?

They do not call on Yahweh.

⁵There they are very fearful^b

because God is with the generation of the righteous.

⁶You would put to shame the plan of the poor,

because^c Yahweh is his refuge.

⁷Oh that from Zion^d would come salvation for Israel!

When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people,

Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.

A Description of Those Who May Dwell with Yahweh

15A psalm of David.^a

¹O Yahweh, who may reside in your tent?

Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

²He who walks blamelessly and does what is right.

He who speaks honestly in his heart.

³He does not slander with his tongue.

He does not harm his friend,

nor bring up^b a disgrace against his neighbor.

⁴In his eyes a rejected one is contemptible,

but he honors those who respect Yahweh.

He takes an oath to his own injury and does not retract it.

⁵He does not lend his money at interest,

and does not take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things

will never be shaken.