Psalm 13:1
“How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?”
KJV
Read in Psalm 13Meaning
The repeated “How long?” gives faithful language to prolonged distress and the experience of God seeming absent.
Read carefully
The repeated “How long?” gives faithful language to prolonged distress and the experience of God seeming absent. Keep the verse within its literary unit.
Reflection
Let this verse make room for honest lament, concrete prayer, patient trust, and non-retaliatory hope.