Psalm 13

PSALM 13

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

¹How long, O Lord? Will You ^aforget me forever?

How long ^bwill You hide Your face from me?

²How long shall I ^atake counsel in my soul,

Having ^bsorrow in my heart all the day?

How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

^3aConsider and answer me, O Lord my God;

^bEnlighten my eyes, or I will ^csleep the sleep of death,

⁴And my enemy will ^asay, “I have overcome him,”

And ^bmy adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

⁵But I have ^atrusted in Your lovingkindness;

My heart shall ^brejoice in Your salvation.

⁶I will ^asing to the Lord,

Because He has ^bdealt bountifully with me.