“How long wilt thou hide Thy face from me?”..therefore expresses disapproval with God in a questioning manner, as the psalmist does
Psalm 13:2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, [having] sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Tossing on a sea of doubt and perplexity, David forms plan after plan, but to no purpose. He seeks to find a way of escape from his difficulties, but cannot discover one.
Psalm 13:3 Consider [and] hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
"Lest I sleep the sleep of death”:
A natural death, which is comparable to sleep, and often expressed by it.
And which sense agrees with lightening the eyes of his body.
Psalm 13:4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [and] those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
"When I am moved":
Moved from my steadfastness or firmness; when I am overcome.
Psalm 13:5 But I have trusted in Thy mercy; my heart shall
The faith, hope, and comfort of the psalmist grew and increased by prayer.
Psalm 13:6 I will sing unto the LORD, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.
Because He hath dealt bountifully with me - My sorrows were deep, long continued, and oppressive, but in thy favor is life.
A moment of this spiritual joy is worth a year of sorrow!
O, to what blessedness has this godly sorrow led!
In prayer, faith is encouraged; through believing, the heart is filled with joy."
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In prayer, faith is encouraged; through believing, the heart is filled with joy."
BooksOf Bible/AdamClarke