Psalms 13:1
How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, thy face, shouldst thou hide? Or count me, as an enemy to thee?
Psalms 10:12Arise! Yahweh! O GOD! raise thy hand,—Do not forget the patient!
Psalms 35:17My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.
Psalms 74:1Wherefore, O God, hast thou cast off utterly? Shall thine anger smoke against the flock of thine own pasturing?
Psalms 85:5To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?
Psalms 90:14Satisfy us, in the morning, with thy lovingkindness, That we may shout aloud and be glad, 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it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2 .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 →