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The Psalms

Psalms 13

Psalms, Book I · KJV

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1How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

3Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

6I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalms 13:1–6

Word detail

forget

To forget, fail to remember, or neglect.

In “How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD”, “forget” expresses to forget, fail to remember, or neglect. The psalm's poetic line supplies the particular use of the word. Prayer, praise, lament, and comparison are understood through the full line and its speaker.