Psalms 13:1-2

1 ¹How long, O LORD? Will you ²forget me forever? How long will you ³hide your face from me?

2 How long must I take ⁴counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Psalms 13:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. According to Theodoret this psalm was written by David, not when he fled from Saul, but from Absalom; and gives this reason for it, what happened to him from Saul was before his sin, and therefore he could speak with great boldness; but what befell him from Absalom was after it, and therefore mourning and groans were mixed with his words.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 79:5; Psalms 89:46; [Revelation 6:10]
• 2. Psalms 10:12; Psalms 44:24; Psalms 74:19, 23; Lamentations 5:20
• 3. See Job 13:24
• 4. [Psalms 77:6]