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?

Yahweh, how long will you continue to forget about me [RHQ]? Will you hide yourself [SYN] from me forever?

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

How long must I endure anguish/worry? Must I be miserable/sad every day? How long will my enemies continue to defeat me?

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

Yahweh my God, look at me and answer me. Enable me to become strong [again] [IDM], and do not allow me to die.

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.

Do not allow my enemies [to boast] saying, “We have defeated him!” Do not allow them to defeat me, with the result that they will rejoice about it!

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

But I trust that you will faithfully love me; I will rejoice when you rescue me.

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

Yahweh, you have done many good things for me, so I will sing to you.