Psalms 13

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. How long, Lord, are you going to forget me? Forever? How long will you turn away from me?

[Aka mawt ham David kah Tingtoenglung] Aw BOEIPA, mevaeng hil nim kai nan hnilh yoeyah ve? Mevaeng hil nim na maelhmai te kai taeng lamkah na thuh ve?

2 How long must I be in inner turmoil, feeling sad all day long? How long will my enemy be victorious over me?

Mevaeng hil nim ka thinko kah hnin takuem kothae la ka hinglu he cilsuep ka dul hawl ve? Mevaeng hil nim kai sokah ka thunkha loh caemthang a rhuk ve?

3 Think about this, and answer me, Lord my God. Give me back my strength, otherwise I'm going to die,

Aw ka BOEIPA Pathen paelki lamtah kai he n'doo dae. Ka mik mah han tueng sak dueknah khuila ka ip ve.

4 and my enemy will say, “I defeated him!” and my opponents will celebrate my downfall.

Ka thunkha loh, “Anih ka na coeng,” a ti vetih ka bung vaengah ka rhal rhoek te omngaih uh ve.

5 But I trust in your never-failing love, I will be happy because you save me.

Tedae kai tah na sitlohnah dongah ka pangtung tih namah kah khangnah dongah ka lungbuei omngaih.

6 I will sing to the Lord because he has treated me with such generosity!

BOEIPA te kai ham a then dongah ka hlai ni.