Psalms 13

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me continually! how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

How long shall I have to devise resolves in my soul, with grief in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy exalt himself over me?

3 Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

Look down, answer me, O Lord my God! enlighten my eyes, that I may not sleep the sleep of death;

4 lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.

That my enemy may not say, I have overcome him; that my assailants may not be glad when I am moved.

5 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.

But I trust in thy kindness, let my heart be glad because of thy salvation:

6 I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.

I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.