Psalms 13:1
How long, O LORD? Will thou forget me forever? How long will thou hide thy face from me?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
In Context
Cross References
Job 13:24Why do thou hide thy face, and reckon me for thine enemy?
Psalms 10:12Arise, O LORD, O God, lift up thy hand. Do not forget the poor.
Psalms 35:17LORD, how long will thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
Psalms 74:1O God, why have thou cast off forever? Why does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalms 85:5Will thou be angry with us forever? Will thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Psalms 90:14O satisfy us in the morning with thy loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 13:1
This psalm is the deserted soul's case and cure. Whether it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2 . II. He earnestly prays to God to consider his case and comfort him, ver. 3, 4 . III. He assures himself of an answer of peace, and therefore concludes the psalm with joy and triumph, because he concludes his deliverance to be as good as wrought, ver. 5, 6 . Read the whole commentary →