Psalms 13:1
לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
2עַד ־ אָנָה יְהוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵנִי נֶצַח עַד ־ אָנָה ׀ תַּסְתִּיר אֶת ־ פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי ׃
Cross References
Job 13:24לָֽמָּה ־ פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר וְתַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לָֽךְ ׃
Psalms 10:12קוּמָה יְהוָה אֵל נְשָׂא יָדֶךָ אַל ־ תִּשְׁכַּח עניים ׃
Psalms 35:17אֲדֹנָי כַּמָּה תִּרְאֶה הָשִׁיבָה נַפְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶם מִכְּפִירִים יְחִידָתִֽי ׃
Psalms 74:1מַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף לָמָה אֱלֹהִים זָנַחְתָּ לָנֶצַח יֶעְשַׁן אַפְּךָ בְּצֹאן מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ ׃
Psalms 85:5שׁוּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ וְהָפֵר כַּֽעַסְךָ עִמָּֽנוּ ׃
Psalms 90:14שַׂבְּעֵנוּ בַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וּֽנְרַנְּנָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בְּכָל ־ יָמֵֽינוּ ׃
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it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2 .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 →