←Psalm 13→BSB

In This Chapter 16 terms 2 themes

Key Terms

Kindness (Solidarity) 4 Salvation 3 Trust 2 Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Save (Help) Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means)

Themes

Complaints Questions and Doubt

How Long, O LORD?

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

ⓘ How long? The fourfold repetition expresses agitation and...

How long? The fourfold repetition expresses agitation and deep anguish (79:5).
ⓘ The psalmist’s piercing cry for help becomes a...

The psalmist’s piercing cry for help becomes a confident song of hope.
1How long, O LORD?Will You forget me forever?How long will You hide Your face from me?2How long must I wrestle in my soul,with sorrow in my heart each day?How long will my enemy dominate me?
ⓘ Only the Lord can bring enlightenment and relief....

Only the Lord can bring enlightenment and relief. The psalmist longs for the Lord’s vindication so that his foes will not rejoice.
3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God.Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,4lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,”and my foes rejoice when I fall.
ⓘ The psalmist no longer hears the ridicule of...

The psalmist no longer hears the ridicule of his foes. Instead, because of his trust in the Lord, he is full of joy.
5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion;my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.6I will sing to the LORD,for He has been good to me.