Psalms 13

Psalm 13

A Plea for Deliverance

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

¹How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?²

³How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will my enemy dominate me?⁴

⁵Consider me and answer, Lord my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death.⁶

⁷My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,” and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.⁸

⁹But I have trusted in your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.¹⁰

¹¹I will sing to the Lord because he has treated me generously.¹²