1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Psalm van Dawid.

2 Hoe lank, HERE, sal U my altyddeur vergeet? Hoe lank sal U vir my u aangesig verberg?

3 Hoe lank sal ek planne beraam in my siel, met kommer in my hart oordag? Hoe lank sal my vyand hom oor my verhef?

4 Aanskou tog, verhoor my, HERE, my God! Verlig my oë, sodat ek nie in die dood inslaap nie;

5 sodat my vyand nie kan sê: Ek het hom oorwin nie, en my teëstanders nie juig as ek wankel nie.

6 Maar ek -- op u goedertierenheid vertrou ek; my hart sal juig oor u heil. Ek wil sing tot eer van die HERE, omdat Hy aan my goed gedoen het.

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

2 How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day? how long will he who is against me be given power over me?

3 Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

5 But I have had faith in your mercy; my heart will be glad in your salvation.

6 I will make a song to the Lord, because he has given me my reward.