Psalm 13

"How long will this pain go on, Lord, 

this grief I can hardly bear?

How long will anguish grip me

and agony wring my mind?

Light up my eyes with your presence; 

let me feel your love in my bones. 

Keep me from losing myself

in ignorance and despair. 

Teach me to be patient, Lord; 

teach me to be endlessly patient. 

Let me trust that your love enfolds me 

when my heart feels desolate and dry. 

I will sing to the Lord at all times, 

even from the depths of pain.

 

Psalm 13

A Book of Psalms, Stephen Mitchell 

  

"If we come to the Psalms looking for a way to develop our inner life, we have come to the wrong place. Kahil Gibran is a better bet. If we come to the Psalms in search of peak experiences, we have made a wrong choice. The psalmists are not interested in human potential; they are passionate about God - the obedience shaping, will-transforming, sin-revoking, praise-releasing God." 

Answering God, Eugene Peterson