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Psalm 13
International Children’s Bible

A Prayer for God to Be Near

For the director of music. A song of David.

13 How long will you forget me, Lord?
    How long will you hide from me? Forever?
2 How long must I worry?
    How long must I feel sad in my heart?
    How long will my enemy win over me?

3 Lord, look at me.
    Answer me, my God.
    Tell me, or I will die.
4 Otherwise my enemy will say, “I have won!”
    Those against me will rejoice that I’ve been defeated.

5 I trust in your love.
    My heart is happy because you saved me.
6 I sing to the Lord
    because he has taken care of me.

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Psalm 13
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Psalm 13[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 How long,(A) Lord? Will you forget me(B) forever?
    How long will you hide your face(C) from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts(D)
    and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
    How long will my enemy triumph over me?(E)

3 Look on me(F) and answer,(G) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,(H) or I will sleep in death,(I)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,(J)”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.(K)

5 But I trust in your unfailing love;(L)
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.(M)
6 I will sing(N) the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.
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