Psalms 13 Footnotes

Ps 13 This psalm falls into the category interpreters call the “lament.” Its words convey the honest feelings of frustration and abandonment by a believer whose prayer for deliverance has not been answered. His cry is urgent (“how long?”) and bold (“will you forget me forever?”). Most believers have felt this way at times; the faithful are not afraid to say it, but they say it to God in prayer and are careful not to express such despair in the presence of weaker believers (73:15).