RSV / NRSV, Psalms, Chapter 013

13:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
13:1 To the leader. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

13:2 How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
13:2 How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

13:3 Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
13:3 Consider and answer me, O LORD my God! Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

13:4 lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed over him"; lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
13:4 and my enemy will say, "I have prevailed"; my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

13:5 But I have trusted in thy steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
13:5 But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

13:6 I will sing to the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me.
13:6 I will sing to the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me.