Psalms 13:1
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Howe long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for euer? howe long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Geneva Bible 1599
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 hidest thou thy face, and takest me for thine enemie?
Psalms 10:12Arise, O Lord God: lift vp thine hande: forget not the poore.
Psalms 35:17Lord, how long wilt thou beholde this? deliuer my soule from their tumult, euen my desolate soule from the lions.
Psalms 74:1A Psalme to give instruction, committed to Asaph. O God, why hast thou put vs away for euer? why is thy wrath kindled against the sheepe of thy pasture?
Psalms 85:5Wilt thou be angry with vs for euer? and wilt thou prolong thy wrath from one generation to another?
Psalms 90:14Fill vs with thy mercie in the morning: so shall we reioyce and be glad all our dayes.
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it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2 .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 →