1 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt 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 mine enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider `and' answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the `sleep of' death;
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; `Lest' mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto Jehovah, Because he hath dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 14 For the Chief Musician. `A Psalm' of David.
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Today's Verse
And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
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.
