1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
Psalms 13:1–2
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Psalms 6:2–4
2 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony. 3 My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long? 4 Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 89:45–47
45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah 46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? 47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
Psalms 94:2–4
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud. 3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? 4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
Psalms 74:9–11
9 There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. 10 How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever? 11 Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destr…
Psalms 88:13–15
13 But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. 14 Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? 15 From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Psalms 119:83–85
83 Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes. 84 How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors? 85 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
Psalms 42:8–10
8 The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?” 10 Like the crushing of my bones, my en…
Lamentations 5:19–21
19 You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation. 20 Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long? 21 Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,
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