1 How long, Yahweh?

Will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,

having sorrow in my heart every day?

How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

3 Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God.

Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

4 lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;"

lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your loving kindness.

My heart rejoices in your salvation.

6 I will sing to Yahweh,

because he has been good to me.

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.