How Long O Lord? A Christian Guide to Lament

<p>Psalm 13</p><p><br></p><p>English Standard Version</p><p><br></p><p>To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.</p><p>13 </p><p>How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?</p><p>    How long will you hide your face from me?</p><p>2 </p><p>How long must I take counsel in my soul</p><p>    and have sorrow in my heart all the day?</p><p>How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?</p><p>3 </p><p>Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;</p><p>    light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,</p><p>4 </p><p>lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”</p><p>    lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.</p><p>5 </p><p>But I have trusted in your steadfast love;</p><p>    my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.</p><p>6 </p><p>I will sing to the Lord,</p><p>    because he has dealt bountifully with me.</p>