Psalm 13

A Plea for Deliverance

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

Lord, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?(A)

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13 Your eyes(A) are too pure(B) to look on evil,
and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing.
So why do You tolerate those who are treacherous?(C)
Why are You silent
while one[a] who is wicked swallows up
one[b] who is more righteous than himself?

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:13 = Babylon
  2. Habakkuk 1:13 = Judah

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