Psalms 13

1 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?

How long will you forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long will you hide your face from me?

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

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

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

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4 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.

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

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

But I have trusted in your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

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

I will sing unto the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me.