Psalms 13

1 “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?

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

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

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

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

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

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 thy kindness, let my heart be glad because of thy salvation:

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

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

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