Chapter 13

David asks How long, O LORD? four times, feeling forgotten. He asks God to answer, and ends by saying that he trusts in God's steadfast love and will sing to the LORD for his goodness.

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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

This psalm is the deserted soul’s case and cure. Whether it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, Ps. 13:1, 2. II. He earnestly prays to God to consider his case and comfort him, Ps. 13:3, 4. III. He assures himself of an answer of peace, and therefore concludes the psalm wi…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

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Psa 13:1-6. On title, see Introduction. The Psalmist, mourning God’s absence and the triumph of his enemies, prays for relief before he is totally destroyed, and is encouraged to hope his trust will not be in vain. 1. The forms of expression and figure here used are frequent (compare Psa 9:12, 18; 10:11, 12). How long ... for ever--Shall it be for ever?