Psalms 13:1
Unto the end, a psalm for David. How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me?
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
2How long shall I take counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart all the day?
Cross References
Job 13:24Why hidest thou thy face, and thinkest me thy enemy?
Psalms 35:17Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice : my only one from the lions.
Psalms 74:1Understanding for Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off unto the end: why is thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalms 85:5Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
Psalms 90:14We are filled in the morning with thy mercy: and we have rejoiced, and are delighted 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it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2 .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 →