1 How long, O Jehovah? Will thou forget me forever? How long will thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God. Lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the death,
4 lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him, lest my adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy loving kindness. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing to Jehovah because he has dealt bountifully with me.
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Today's Verse
And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye for the tidings that shall be heard in the land; for tidings shall come one year, and after that in another year `shall come' tidings, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
Verse Of The DayIn its final two verses the tone turns completely, as David declares he has trusted in God's mercy and will sing to the LORD, a shift toward praise also seen in Isaiah 12:2, leading into Psalms 14.
