Parallel Verses
NET Bible
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?
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How long, O Lord? Will You
How long
King James Version
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Holman Bible
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
International Standard Version
How long? LORD, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
A Conservative Version
How long, O LORD? Will thou forget me forever? How long will thou hide thy face from me?
American Standard Version
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Amplified
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Bible in Basic English
Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} How long, Jehovah, wilt thou forget me for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer; chanting of David.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] How long will you forget me, O LORD? forever? how long will you hide your face from me?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How long, O Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long will You forget me, O Jehovah? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
New Heart English Bible
How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
The Emphasized Bible
How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Webster
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
World English Bible
How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Till when, O Jehovah, Dost Thou forget me? -- for ever? Till when dost Thou hide Thy face from me?
Themes
Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » Sometimes prolonged
veiled Deity » God spoken of as hiding himself
divine Delays » Try men's courage and patience
Prayer » For miscellaneous topics relating to the devotional life, » Answer delayed
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 13:1
Prayers for Psalm 13:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Deliverance
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? 2 How long must I worry, and suffer in broad daylight? How long will my enemy gloat over me?
Cross References
Job 13:24
Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?
Psalm 89:46
How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
Psalm 10:12
Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!
Psalm 44:24
Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?
Lamentations 5:20
Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long?
Deuteronomy 31:17
At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, 'Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us?'
Psalm 6:3
I am absolutely terrified, and you, Lord -- how long will this continue?
Psalm 22:1-2
For the music director; according to the tune "Morning Doe;" a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
Psalm 35:17
O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!
Psalm 74:1
A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
Psalm 80:4
O Lord God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?
Psalm 85:5
Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?
Psalm 90:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love! Then we will shout for joy and be happy all our days!
Psalm 94:3-4
O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?
Isaiah 59:2
But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God; your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.