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? 3 Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death, 4 lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall. 5 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation. 6 I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Psalms 13:1–6
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Psalms 38:14–16
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