Psalm 13:1 KJV,ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

David, in affliction, is here pouring out his soul before God; his address is short, but the method is very observable, and of use for direction and encouragement. I. His troubles extort complaints (Ps. 13:1, 2); and the afflicted have liberty to pour out their complaint before the Lord, Ps. 102:1 title. It is some ease to a troubled spirit to give vent to its griefs, especially to give vent to them at the throne of grace, where we are sure to find one who is afflicted in the afflictions of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 13:1

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever ?.... When God does not immediately deliver his people from their enemies, or help them out of an affliction; when he does not discover his love, communicate his grace, apply the blessings and promises of his covenant as usual; and when he does not visit them in his usual manner, and so frequently as he has formerly done, they are ready to conclude he has forgotten them; and sometimes this continues long, and then they fear they are forgotten... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 13:1

How long wilt thou forget me - The words אנה עד ad anah , to what length, to what time, translated here how long? are four times repeated in the two first verses, and point out at once great dejection and extreme earnestness of soul. Hide thy face from me? - How long shall I be destitute of a clear sense of thy approbation? read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 13:1

Verse 1 1.How long, O Jehovah. It is very true that David was so greatly hated by the generality of people, on account of the calumnies and false reports which had been circulated against him, that almost all men judged that God was not less hostile to him than Saul (270) and his other enemies were. But here he speaks not so much according to the opinion of others, as according to the feeling of his own mind, when he complains of being neglected by God. Not that the persuasion of the truth of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? God cannot forget, but man often feels as if he were forgotten of him (comp. Psalms 42:9 ; Psalms 44:24 ; Lamentations 5:20 ). David seems to have feared that God had forgotten him "for ever." How long wilt then hide thy face from me! (comp. Psalms 30:7 ; Isaiah 1:15 ; Ezekiel 39:29 ). The "light of God's countenance" shining on us is the greatest blessing that we know (see Psalms 4:6 ; Psalms 31:18 ; Psalms 44:4 ; Psalms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1

God's averted face. The hiding of God's face is a sore trial to his people. If they did not love him, they could bear it; but as they love him so much, it is a great affliction. It may be said of such trials, that they are still harder to bear under the gospel. For the very fact that God once dwelt with men—going in and out among them as one of themselves, loving them, and doing them good—makes the mystery of his silence now the deeper, and our distress the greater. "Thou didst hide thy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

Despair turned to thankfulness. "How long," etc.? "I will sing," etc. The last verse of this tender and beautiful little psalm contains the reply to the first. Despondency is turned into thankfulness; the prayer of anguish into the song of praise. Its music, beginning with a plaintive, pathetic minor, passes through a solemn strain of pleading prayer into the triumphant major of full-voiced faith and joy. This is the music to which many a Christian life is set. It is not a strictly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

Sorrow and trust; sighing and song. This is one of those numerous psalms which come under the first division specified in our introductory homily. It belongs to those which give us an insight into the religious experiences of an Old Testament saint—probably David—but it matters not whose they were. For they are a precise reflection of the alternations of spiritual mood through which many a sorrowful believer since then has passed; yea, through the like of which many of our readers may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

From despondency to peace. The soul may pass quickly from one emotion to another—from fear to hope, from the gloom of despondency to the brightness of peace. Such a change finds expression in this psalm. I. THE CRY . ( Psalms 13:1 , Psalms 13:2 .) Under the pressure of affliction, hard thoughts of God arise. But if there be complaint of God, it is to be observed that the complaint is carried to God. Instead of sullen murmuring, there is meek confession. Instead of bitter... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 13:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 13:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

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