Psalm 13-15 New King James Version (NKJV)
Trust in the Salvation of the Lord
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
13 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
2
How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart daily?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
3
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes,
Lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4
Lest my enemy say,
“I have prevailed against him”;
Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5
But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
6
I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.
Folly of the Godless, and God’s Final Triumph
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
14 The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.
2
The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
3
They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
4
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call on the Lord?
5
There they are in great fear,
For God is with the generation of the righteous.
6
You shame the counsel of the poor,
But the Lord is his refuge.
7
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
The Character of Those Who May Dwell with the Lord
A Psalm of David.
15 Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
2
He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
3
He who does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;
4
In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5
He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
