Psalm 13 - Bemoan, Be Praying, Believe.
For the director of music. A psalm of David. Bemoan 1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Be Praying 3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, 4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. Believe 5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. 6 I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. The Psalms are meant to be sung. We don't know the original tunes but Brian Doerksen does a really good job with Psalm 13. Psalm 13 - How Long O Lord? David starts with a Lament, he is bemoaning the fact that the Lord is not responding to his situation, How Long will this go on? Is it going to be bad forever? The first 2 lines focus on the Lord, the next 2 on David's feelings and the 5...