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Psalm 13:1-2
New English Translation
Psalm 13:1-2
New English Translation
Psalm 13[a]
For the music director, a psalm of David.
13 How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me?[b]
How long will you pay no attention to me?[c]
2 How long must I worry,[d]
and suffer in broad daylight?[e]
How long will my enemy gloat over me?[f]
Footnotes
- Psalm 13:1 sn Psalm 13. The psalmist, who is close to death, desperately pleads for God’s deliverance and affirms his trust in God’s faithfulness.
- Psalm 13:1 tn Heb “will you forget me continually.”
- Psalm 13:1 tn Heb “will you hide your face from me.”
- Psalm 13:2 tn Heb “How long will I put counsel in my being?”
- Psalm 13:2 tn Heb “[with] grief in my heart by day.”
- Psalm 13:2 tn Heb “be exalted over me.” Perhaps one could translate, “How long will my enemy defeat me?”
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