Psalms 13:1

Psalms 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
• New International Version (NIV)How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
• English Standard Version (ESV)How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
• New King James Version (NKJV)How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

Context of Psalms 13:1

How long, Jehovah, wilt thou forget me for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, with sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3Consider, answer me, O Jehovah my God! lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;

Psalms 13:1 word by word

עַד־אָ֣נָה יְ֭הוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי נֶ֑צַח עַד־אָ֓נָה׀ תַּסְתִּ֖יר אֶת־פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 13:1

• Psalms 6:3And my soul trembleth exceedingly: and thou, Jehovah, till how long?
• Psalms 35:17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.
• Psalms 74:1Why, O God, hast thou cast off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
• Psalms 80:4Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?
• Psalms 85:5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation?
• Psalms 89:46How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?
• Psalms 90:14Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
• Psalms 94:3How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph?
• Psalms 10:12Arise, Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
• Lamentations 5:20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, dost thou forsake us so long time?
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou] far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?
• Deuteronomy 31:17And my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them, and they will say in that day, Have not these evils befallen me because my God is not in my midst?
• Job 13:24Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?
• Isaiah 59:2but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he doth not hear.

Commentaries on Psalms 13:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1How long wilt thou forget me - The words אנה עד ad anah, to what length, to what time, translated here how long? are four times repeated in the two first verses, and point out at once great dejection and extreme earnestness of soul. Hide thy face from me? - How long shall I be destitute of a clear sense of thy approbation?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? - literally, “until when.” The psalmist breaks out into this cry “in the midst” of his troubles. He had apparently borne them as long as he could. It seemed as if they would never come to an end. We may presume that he had been patient and uncomplaining; that he had borne his trials long with the hope and belief that they would soon terminate; that he had waited patiently for deliverance, uttering no words of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist complains that God had long withdrawn. He earnestly prays for comfort. He assures himself of an answer of peace. --God sometimes hides his face, and leaves his own children in the dark concerning their interest in him: and this they lay to heart more than any outward trouble whatever. But anxious cares are heavy burdens with which believers often load themselves more than they need. The bread of sorrows is sometimes the saint's daily bread…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2How long?: Repeating the question four times shows intense worry and deep pain (Psalm 79:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61. The forms of expression and figure here used are frequent (compare Psa 9:12, 18; 10:11, 12). How long ... for ever--Shall it be for ever?Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 13:1

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Alike
• Trouble
• Face
• Forget; Forgetful
• Papyrus
• Psalms, Book of
• Septuagint

Commentaries on Psalms 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings