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?

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. How long, Yahweh, will you keep forgetting about me? How long will you hide your face from me?

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

How long must I worry and have grief in my heart all day? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

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

Look at me and answer me, Yahweh my God! Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death.

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

Do not let my enemy say, “I have defeated him,” so that my enemy may not say, “I have prevailed over my adversary”; otherwise, my enemies will rejoice when I am brought down.

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

But I have trusted in your covenant faithfulness; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

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

I will sing to Yahweh because he has treated me very generously.