Psalm 13

EasyEnglish Bible

This is a song that David wrote for the music leader.

A prayer for help^[a]

13 Lord, will you forget about me for ever?
When will you remember to come and help me?
²My thoughts make me worry all the time.
    How long must I continue to be sad?
How long will my enemies continue to win against me?
³Lord, please listen to me!
I feel that I am nearly dead.
    Please give me the strength to live!
⁴If I die, my enemies will say,
    ‘We have won against him!’
My enemies will be very happy if I fall.
⁵But I will trust you because of your faithful love.
Please make me safe,
    so that I can be happy and thank you.
⁶Yes, I will sing to praise the Lord,
    because he will surely help me.

Footnotes

13:1 David says that he believes that God will keep him safe. But sometimes it is difficult to trust God. Then he becomes very sad. By the end of the psalm, David knows that God will help him.

EasyEnglish Bible (EASY)

Psalm 13 EasyEnglish Bible

This is a song that David wrote for the music leader.

A prayer for help[a]

Footnotes

Psalm 13

EasyEnglish Bible

A prayer for help^[a]