Text -- Psalms 13:1-2 (NET)

Psalm 13

13:1 For the music director; a psalm of David. How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me? 13:2 How long must I worry, and suffer in broad daylight? How long will my enemy gloat over me?

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 13:1

¹ sn Psalm 13. The psalmist, who is close to death, desperately pleads for God’s deliverance and affirms his trust in God’s faithfulness.

² tn Heb “will you forget me continually.”

³ tn Heb “will you hide your face from me.”

NET Notes: Psa 13:2

¹ tn Heb “How long will I put counsel in my being?”

² tn Heb “[with] grief in my heart by day.”

³ tn Heb “be exalted over me.” Perhaps one could translate, “How long will my enemy defeat me?”