Psalm 13:5-6
New International Version
Chapter overview
Psalm 13 compresses the movement of lament: prolonged abandonment, urgent petition, renewed trust, and song. The circumstances remain serious, yet remembered faithful love enables praise before resolution is fully visible.
LamentWaitingTrustPraise
1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
2How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.
Verses to memorize from Psalm 13
- Psalm 13:5-6But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
- Psalm 13:5But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
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