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Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃	1a	For the director. A psalm by David.
עַד־אָ֣נָה יְ֭הוָה	2a	How long, YHWH?
תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי נֶ֑צַח	2b	Will you ignore me forever?
עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ תַּסְתִּ֖יר אֶת־פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	2c	How long will you hide your face from me?
עַד־אָ֨נָה אָשִׁ֪ית עֵצ֡וֹת בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י	3a	How long will I make (futile) plans?
יָג֣וֹן בִּלְבָבִ֣י יוֹמָ֑ם	3b	(How long) will sorrow be daily in my heart?
עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ יָר֖וּם אֹיְבִ֣י עָלָֽי׃	3c	How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
הַבִּ֣יטָֽה עֲ֭נֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י	4a	Consider! Answer me, YHWH my God!
הָאִ֥ירָה עֵ֝ינַ֗י	4b	Give light to my eyes,
פֶּן־אִישַׁ֥ן הַמָּֽוֶת׃	4c	lest I sleep in death,
פֶּן־יֹאמַ֣ר אֹיְבִ֣י יְכָלְתִּ֑יו	5a	lest my enemy say, ‘I have overpowered him!’
צָרַ֥י יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ כִּ֣י אֶמּֽוֹט׃	5b	(lest) my adversaries rejoice because I am shaken.
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בְּחַסְדְּךָ֣ בָטַחְתִּי֮	6a	But I have put my trust in your loyalty.
יָ֤גֵ֥ל לִבִּ֗י בִּֽישׁוּעָ֫תֶ֥ךָ	6b	Let my heart rejoice because of your salvation!
אָשִׁ֥ירָה לַיהוָ֑ה	6c	I will sing to YHWH,
כִּ֖י גָמַ֣ל עָלָֽי׃	6d	because he has repaid me!

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC)
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃	1a	For the director. A psalm by David.
עַד־אָ֣נָה יְ֭הוָה	2a	How long, YHWH?
תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי נֶ֑צַח	2b	Will you ignore me forever?
עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ תַּסְתִּ֖יר אֶת־פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	2c	How long will you hide your face from me?
עַד־אָ֨נָה אָשִׁ֪ית עֵצ֡וֹת בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י	3a	How long will I make (futile) plans?
יָג֣וֹן בִּלְבָבִ֣י יוֹמָ֑ם	3b	(How long) will sorrow be daily in my heart?
עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ יָר֖וּם אֹיְבִ֣י עָלָֽי׃	3c	How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
הַבִּ֣יטָֽה עֲ֭נֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י	4a	Consider! Answer me, YHWH my God!
הָאִ֥ירָה עֵ֝ינַ֗י	4b	Give light to my eyes,
פֶּן־אִישַׁ֥ן הַמָּֽוֶת׃	4c	lest I sleep in death,
פֶּן־יֹאמַ֣ר אֹיְבִ֣י יְכָלְתִּ֑יו	5a	lest my enemy say, ‘I have overpowered him!’
צָרַ֥י יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ כִּ֣י אֶמּֽוֹט׃	5b	(lest) my adversaries rejoice because I am shaken.
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בְּחַסְדְּךָ֣ בָטַחְתִּי֮	6a	But I have put my trust in your loyalty.
יָ֤גֵ֥ל לִבִּ֗י בִּֽישׁוּעָ֫תֶ֥ךָ	6b	Let my heart rejoice because of your salvation!
אָשִׁ֥ירָה לַיהוָ֑ה	6c	I will sing to YHWH,
כִּ֖י גָמַ֣ל עָלָֽי׃	6d	because he has repaid me!

Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

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Participant Tracking Text Participant Analysis focuses on the characters in the psalm and asks, “Who are the main participants (or characters) in this psalm, and what are they saying or doing? Our full analysis can be found in the Participant Analysis layer.

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Psalm 13 Text

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How long, YHWH?

Psalm 13

Listen & Read: Psalm 13

Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

Participant Tracking Text Participant Analysis focuses on the characters in the psalm and asks, “Who are the main participants (or characters) in this psalm, and what are they saying or doing? Our full analysis can be found in the Participant Analysis layer.