诗篇 13:1-2 RCUVSS

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

The agony of desertion. Probably a psalm of David, composed at the time of Saul's persecution. It expresses the agony of a mind that thinks itself deserted of God, in danger of death, and threatened by a formidable enemy. It is a long and weary struggle; and, wrestling with his despair, he breaks into a pitiful prayer, which is succeeded by the exercise of a returning faith. I. DESPAIR . ( Psalms 13:1 , Psalms 13:2 .) 1 . He thinks he is for ever forsaken of God. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:2

How long shall I take counsel in my soul? or, How long shall I arrange plans? (Kay). 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. Having sorrow in my heart daily; or, all the day. It is, perhaps, implied that the plans are formed and thought over at night. How long shall mine enemy be exalted ever me? A special enemy is once more glanced at. The allusion seems to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 13:1-2

Psalms 13:1-2. How long wilt thou forget That is, neglect or disregard; me, O Lord? for ever? Shall it be during my whole life? How long wilt thou hide thy face? Withdraw thy favour and assistance? How long shall I take counsel, &c. How long shall I be in such perplexities and anxieties of mind, not knowing what course to take, nor how to get out of my troubles? read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

Psalms 11-13 Persevere . . . or give in?There came a time when David became tired of his continual flight from Saul, not just because it was wearying, but because it was cutting him off from the public worship places of God’s people (1 Samuel 26:19). His spiritual life was weakened and he gave in to the temptation to leave his own country for the safety of enemy Philistia (1 Samuel 27:1). This is the sort of temptation that David considers in Psalms 11:0, the temptation to go along with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 13:1

How long . . . ? = Until when? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 . Four times repeated is the Figure of speech Anaphora. App-6 . forget . . . face. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. See Psalms 9:12 , Psalms 9:17 , Psalms 9:18 , and Psalms 10:11 , Psalms 10:12 . LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 13:2

my soul = myself (emph.) Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 13:1

PSALM 13YEARNING FOR HELP FROM GOD (FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN; A PSALM OF DAVID).The social situation reflected in this psalm is apparently the same as it was in Psalms 12. In fact, Delitzsch suggested that fact as the reason why the two psalms appear side by side in the Psalter.[1] The title we have selected is taken from Leupold.[2]What we have here is five lines of lament (Psalms 13:1-2), four lines of prayer (Psalms 13:3-5a), and three lines of rejoicing (Psalms 13:5b-6).THE FIVE LINES OF... read more

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 13:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 13:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 13:1-6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 13:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 13:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 13:1

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