Psalms 13:1
How long, Yahweh, will you keep forgetting about me? 1 How long will you hide your face from me? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 you hide your face from me 1 and treat me like your enemy? 1
Psalms 10:12Arise, Yahweh! Lift up your hand, God! 1 Do not forget the oppressed. 1
Psalms 35:17Lord, how long will you look on? 1 Rescue my soul from their destructive attacks, 1 my life from the lions. 1
Psalms 74:1God, why have you rejected us forever? 1 Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? 1
Psalms 85:5Will you be angry with us forever? 1 Will you remain angry throughout future generations? 1
Psalms 90:14Satisfy us in the morning with your covenant faithfulness 1 so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 1
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it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2 .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 →