Chapter commentary
Psalms Chapter 13
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Ps 13:1-6.
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English original
Ps 13:1-6.
On title, see
Introduction.
The Psalmist, mourning God's absence and the triumph of his enemies, prays for relief before he is totally destroyed, and is encouraged to hope his trust will not be in vain.
1. The forms of expression and figure here used are frequent (compare
Ps 9:12, 18; 10:11, 12).
How long . . . for ever--Shall it be for ever?
2
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2. 他心中的謀略也不能使他得安慰。
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2. The counsels or devices of his heart afford no relief.
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3. 使我眼目光明——因軟弱而昏暗，意指死亡臨近（參
1Sa 14:27-29； Ps 6:7; 38:10）。
English original
3. lighten mine eyes--dim with weakness, denoting approaching death (compare
1Sa 14:27-29; Ps 6:7; 38:10).
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4. 狂喜——按字面作「如得勝般歡呼」。
我動搖——從堅固之地被推倒
（Ps 10:6）。
English original
4. rejoice--literally, "shout as in triumph."
I am moved--cast down from a firm position
(Ps 10:6).
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5, 6. 信靠之後隨之而來的，是在神所施的拯救中歡喜；他能唱得勝之歌，而不是他的仇敵。
English original
5, 6. Trust is followed by rejoicing in the deliverance which God effects, and, instead of his enemy, he can lift the song of triumph.
Ps 13:1-6.
關於題註，見
Introduction（《導論》）。
詩人因神的隱藏與仇敵的得勝而哀痛，在完全被滅之前祈求拯救，並受激勵而盼望他的信靠不至落空。
1. 此處所用的表達方式與比喻十分常見（參
Ps 9:12, 18; 10:11, 12）。
要到幾時……永遠——即「難道要永遠如此嗎？」