Psalm 13 (JPS 1917)
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃
עַד־אָנָה יְהוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵנִי נֶצַח עַד־אָנָה תַּסְתִּיר אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי׃
עַד־אָנָה אָשִׁית עֵצוֹת בְּנַפְשִׁי יָגוֹן בִּלְבָבִי יוֹמָם עַד־אָנָה יָרוּם אֹיְבִי עָלָי׃
הַבִּיטָה עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הָאִירָה עֵינַי פֶּן־אִישַׁן הַמָּוֶת׃
פֶּן־יֹאמַר אֹיְבִי יְכָלְתִּיו צָרַי יָגִילוּ כִּי אֶמּוֹט׃
וַאֲנִי בְּחַסְדְּךָ בָטַחְתִּי יָגֵל לִבִּי בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ אָשִׁירָה לַיהוָה כִּי גָמַל עָלָי׃
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English
For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
How long, O LORD, wilt Thou forget me for ever?
How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart by day?
How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Behold Thou, and answer me, O LORD my God;
Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Lest mine enemy say: 'I have prevailed against him';
Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
But as for me, in Thy mercy do I trust;
My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.
I will sing unto the LORD,
Because He hath dealt bountifully with me.
The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Checked against a second digitisation. Out of copyright in the United States on the basis stated here, and free to reuse there. Please keep the citation with it.
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