Focused Passage

Psalms 13:1-4

From Forsaken Lament to Trust in the LORD’s Unfailing Love

The psalm moves from repeated questions of abandonment, to urgent petitions for divine attention and life, to renewed trust in the LORD’s unfailing love and a vow to sing because the LORD has dealt bountifully with him.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

2How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

4lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Job 13:24Classic cross-references Lamentations 5:20Classic cross-references Psalms 89:46Classic cross-references Psalms 94:3Classic cross-references Matthew 5:4Classic cross-references

Original words

How longעַד־H5704PrepositionO LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularWill You forgetתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִיH7911Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularmeאָ֣נָהH575Adverbforeverנֶ֑צַחH5331Noun - masculine singularHow longעַד־H5704Preposition. . .אָ֓נָה׀H575Adverbwill You hideתַּסְתִּ֖ירH5641Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerYour faceפָּנֶ֣יךָH6440Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularfrom meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃H4480Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Micah 7:8Classic cross-references Psalms 25:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 8:18Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:18Classic cross-references Lamentations 1:5Classic cross-references

Original words

How longעַד־H5704Preposition. . .אָ֨נָהH575Adverbmust I wrestleאָשִׁ֪יתH7896Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular. . .עֵצ֡וֹתH6098Noun - feminine singularin my soulבְּנַפְשִׁ֗יH5315Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwith sorrowיָג֣וֹןH3015Noun - masculine singularin my heartבִּלְבָבִ֣יH3824Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulareach dayיוֹמָ֑םH3119AdverbHow longעַד־H5704Preposition. . .אָ֓נָה׀H575Adverbwill my enemyאֹיְבִ֣יH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singulardominateיָר֖וּםH7311Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularmeעָלָֽי׃H5921Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 34:5Classic cross-references Ezra 9:8Classic cross-references Psalms 18:28Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:39Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 14:29Classic cross-references

Original words

Consider meהַבִּ֣יטָֽהH5027Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular[and] respondעֲ֭נֵנִיH6030Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularO LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularmy Godאֱלֹהָ֑יH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularGive lightהָאִ֥ירָהH215Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularto my eyesעֵ֝ינַ֗יH5869Noun - cdc | first person common singularlestפֶּן־H6435ConjunctionI sleepאִישַׁ֥ןH3462Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularin deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃H4194Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Psalms 25:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:19Classic cross-references Psalms 30:1Classic cross-references Psalms 41:11Classic cross-references Micah 7:8Classic cross-references

Original words

lestפֶּן־H6435Conjunctionmy enemyאֹיְבִ֣יH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singularsayיֹאמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularI have overcome himיְכָלְתִּ֑יוH3201Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularand my foesצָרַ֥יH6862Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularrejoiceיָ֝גִ֗ילוּH1523Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwhenכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionI fallאֶמּֽוֹט׃H4131Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular

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