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Psalms 13

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A brief but intense individual lament attributed to David with the repeated question 'How long?' directed at God for apparent forgetfulness and abandonment. The psalm moves through questioning and petition to confident trust and anticipated praise, modeling the typical movement of the lament genre.

1How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

3Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

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