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Pentecost Season · Proper 8 · Year A

Psalm 13

How Long, O Lord?

June 28, 2026

David in Prayer, in an Initial M, Girolamo dai Libri
David in Prayer, in an Initial M, Girolamo dai Libri, 1501–1502The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Framed by a blue and pink letter M and curling tendrils, David in a yellow robe kneels with joined hands beneath the words “Miserere mei.”How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? … Consider and answer me, O Lord my God! … But I trusted in your steadfast love.Girolamo dai LibriA painter and illuminator of Verona, from a family of book painters, celebrated for his clear light and graceful landscapes.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of the largest art museums in the world.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMatt. 10:40-42Mt 10:40-42
EpistleRom. 6:12-23Rom 6:12-23
Old TestamentGen. 22:1-14Gn 22:1-14Alt. OTJer. 28:5-9Jer 28:5-9
PsalterPs. 13Ps 13Alt. PsalmPs. 89:1-4, 15-18Ps 89:1-4, 15-18

Overview & Insights

“How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?” (Psalm 13:1)

A short individual lament that moves from anguished questioning to renewed trust. The psalmist ends by resolving to sing to the Lord who has dealt bountifully with him.

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 13Commentary on Ps 13 Working Preacher

The Lutheran lectionary commentary for this psalm.

Psalm 13 CommentaryPs 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical exposition of the psalm.

Psalm 13:1 CommentariesPs 13:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries gathered for the verse.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 13 in HebrewPs 13 in Hebrew Sefaria

The Hebrew text with classical Jewish commentary alongside.

Psalm 13:1 InterlinearPs 13:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text with word by word parsing and Strong's numbers.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 13 in the Church FathersPs 13 in the Church Fathers Catena

Patristic and medieval comments verse by verse.

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