Psalms 13:1
“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (13:2) How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me continually! how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Leeser Tanakh
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 13:24Wherefore wilt thou hide thy face, and regard me as an enemy unto thee?
Psalms 10:12Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
Psalms 35:17O Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, from the young lions my solitary spirit.
Psalms 74:1“A Maskil of Assaph.” Why, O God, hast thou cast us off for ever? why will thy anger smoke against the flock of thy pasture?
Psalms 85:5(85:6) Wilt thou be wroth with us for ever? wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation?
Psalms 90:14O satisfy us in the morning with thy kindness, that we may be glad and rejoice throughout 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it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2 .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 →