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Psalms 13
Four times the prayer hammers the same word: "How long?" (vv.1-2) — forgotten, hidden from, sorrowing, outdone by an enemy. David fears he may "sleep in death" before God answers (v.3). Then verse 5 turns on a single "But": trust replaces the questions, and the psalm ends singing (v.6). Read it as a hinge. Watch how the volume of complaint in the first half collapses into two quiet lines of confidence — the same voice, no new information, only a decision to trust the "loving kindness" it cannot yet see.
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How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
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How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?
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Behold, and answer me, LORD, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
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lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
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But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.
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I will sing to the LORD, because he has been good to me.
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Al Músico principal: Salmo de David. ¿HASTA cuándo, Jehová? ¿me olvidarás para siempre? ¿hasta cuándo esconderás tu rostro de mí?
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¿Hasta cuándo pondré consejos en mi alma, con ansiedad en mi corazón cada día? ¿Hasta cuándo será enaltecido mi enemigo sobre mí?
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Mira, óyeme, Jehová Dios mío: alumbra mis ojos, porque no duerma en muerte;
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Porque no diga mi enemigo, Vencílo: mis enemigos se alegrarán, si yo resbalare.
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Mas yo en tu misericordia he confiado: alegraráse mi corazón en tu salud.
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Cantaré á Jehová, porque me ha hecho bien.
Three movements in six verses
The psalm divides cleanly: questioning God (vv.1-2), pleading with God (vv.3-4), then trusting God (vv.5-6). The middle prayer names the stakes — "give light to my eyes" against the gloating enemy — and the last names no rescue at all.
What changes is not the circumstance but the posture. "I trust" (v.5) and "I will sing" (v.6) are spoken before any answer arrives, which is the model the surrounding laments keep returning to.
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