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Psalms 13:1

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

How long will you forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is crying out to God, feeling forgotten and abandoned, desperately asking how long this painful silence will last.

📚 Historical Context

This is one of David's psalms of lament, likely written during a time of great personal distress, possibly while fleeing from King Saul or during another crisis in his life. In ancient Hebrew culture, God 'hiding his face' was a metaphor for withdrawing his favor, protection, or presence from someone.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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