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Berean Standard Bible

“How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?”

Psalms 13:1

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Study note

This psalm of David is a short lament, opening with a burst of questions. The word how long repeats four times in the first two verses, as the writer feels forgotten by God and is surrounded by sorrow and enemies.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

World English Bible (WEB)

How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿HASTA cuándo, Jehová? ¿me olvidarás para siempre? ¿hasta cuándo esconderás tu rostro de mí?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Hasta cuándo me tendrás en el olvido, Señor? ¿Para siempre? ¿Hasta cuándo esconderás de mí tu rostro?

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