MY HEART REJOICES IN YOUR SALVATION
Key verse: 5
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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)
Footnotes
- Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.
Cross references
- Psalm 13:1 : Ps 6:3
- Psalm 13:1 : Ps 42:9; La 5:20
- Psalm 13:1 : S Dt 31:17; S Ps 22:24; S Isa 8:17; S 54:9
- Psalm 13:2 : Ps 42:4; 55:2; 139:23; Isa 33:18; Da 7:28
- Psalm 13:2 : Ps 94:3
- Psalm 13:3 : Ps 9:12; 25:18; 31:7; 35:23; 59:4; 80:14; 107:41; 119:50, 153
- Psalm 13:3 : S Ps 4:1
- Psalm 13:3 : S Ezr 9:8
- Psalm 13:3 : Ps 76:5; 90:5; Jer 51:39
- Psalm 13:4 : S 1Ki 19:2; Ps 25:2
- Psalm 13:4 : Ps 38:16; 118:13
- Psalm 13:5 : S Ps 6:4
- Psalm 13:5 : S Job 33:26; Ps 9:14; Isa 25:9; 33:2
- Psalm 13:6 : S Ex 15:1; Ps 7:17
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ESV
How Long, O Lord?
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.13 (A)How long, O Lord? Will you (B)forget me forever?
How long will you (C)hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take (D)counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 (E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
(F)light up my eyes, lest (G)I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (H)lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am (I)shaken.
5 But I have (J)trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall (K)rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
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Cross references
- Psalm 13:1 : Ps. 79:5; 89:46; [Rev. 6:10]
- Psalm 13:1 : Ps. 10:12; 44:24; 74:19, 23; Lam. 5:20
- Psalm 13:1 : See Job 13:24
- Psalm 13:2 : [Ps. 77:6]
- Psalm 13:3 : Ps. 5:1; 119:153
- Psalm 13:3 : Ps. 19:8; Ezra 9:8; Prov. 29:13; Eph. 1:18; [1 Sam. 14:27]
- Psalm 13:3 : [Jer. 51:39]
- Psalm 13:4 : Deut. 32:27
- Psalm 13:4 : See Ps. 10:6
- Psalm 13:5 : See Ps. 11:1
- Psalm 13:5 : See Ps. 9:14
13 (A)How long, O Lord? Will you (B)forget me forever?
How long will you (C)hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take (D)counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 (E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
(F)light up my eyes, lest (G)I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (H)lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am (I)shaken.
5 But I have (J)trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall (K)rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
Cross references
- Psalm 13:1 : Ps. 79:5; 89:46; [Rev. 6:10]
- Psalm 13:1 : Ps. 10:12; 44:24; 74:19, 23; Lam. 5:20
- Psalm 13:1 : See Job 13:24
- Psalm 13:2 : [Ps. 77:6]
- Psalm 13:3 : Ps. 5:1; 119:153
- Psalm 13:3 : Ps. 19:8; Ezra 9:8; Prov. 29:13; Eph. 1:18; [1 Sam. 14:27]
- Psalm 13:3 : [Jer. 51:39]
- Psalm 13:4 : Deut. 32:27
- Psalm 13:4 : See Ps. 10:6
- Psalm 13:5 : See Ps. 11:1
- Psalm 13:5 : See Ps. 9:14
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1. How long, O Lord? (1-4)
When seemingly insoluble problems arise, we sometimes find that we must struggle not only with the immediate problem, but also with our own doubts and human thinking. Even King David tasted defeat and struggled with sorrow and with sinful thoughts. It may be that he is physically sick--or he may be sick at heart. He said, 'How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and have sorrow in my heart?' But he did not give up; he struggled in prayer and cried out to God to give him victory over enemies within and without.
2. I trust in your unfailing love (5,6)
David remembered the great salvation work which God had wrought in his life. He knew that God loved him. When he affirmed God's love, his questions and doubts and sorrow melted and he was filled with songs of joy and thanksgiving and praise.
Prayer: Lord, I rejoice in your great salvation. I trust your unfailing love. Forgive me for moments of self-pity and doubt, and help me to sing your praises forever.
One Word: Rejoice in God's salvation
