Psalms 13

1 How long, O Jehovah? Will thou forget me forever? How long will thou hide thy face from me?

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” How long, O LORD! wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

How long shall I have anxiety in my soul for ever, And sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God. Lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the death,

Look down and hear me, O LORD, my God! Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4 lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him, lest my adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him!” Lest my adversaries rejoice, when I am fallen.

5 But I have trusted in thy loving kindness. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

Yet will I trust in thy goodness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation;

6 I will sing to Jehovah because he has dealt bountifully with me.

I will sing to the LORD, that he hath dealt kindly with me.