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1To 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?

Psalms 13:1

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  • Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

  • How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

  • Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

  • LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? …

  • To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? …

Commentary

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

(vv. 1-6)

David, in affliction, is here pouring out his soul before God; his address is short, but the method is very observable, and of use for direction and encouragement. I. His troubles extort complaints ( Ps. 13:1 , 2 ); and the afflicted have liberty to pour out their complaint before the Lord , Ps. 102:1 title . It is some ease to a troubled spirit to give vent to its griefs, especially to give vent…

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