Psalm 13:1-6 · Psalm 13

1 How long, O Lord ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;

4 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

6 I will sing to the Lord , for he has been good to me.

Life Between Verses 4 and 5
Psalm 13:1-6
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by David E. Leininger
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"How long, O Lord?" How long? Ever ask that question? Most of us have. They say, "Into each life a little rain must fall," but the truth is that there are times when the rain becomes such a downpour that we are about to drown in the deluge.

"How long, O Lord." Familiar words from the beginning of the 13th Psalm, one of those marvelous bits of biblical insight we have come to call the "Psalms of Lament."(1) For what it's worth, almost half of the Psalms fall into this category.

For that matter, laments are found, not only in the Book of Psalms, but are part and parcel of the biblical witness - humanity cries out, God responds. As you know, there is even one Old Testament book called Lamentations. The ancient writers regularly expressed their deepest feelings - words of praise at times; at…

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