How long wilt thou forget me? O Lord, for evermore?

Verse 1

How long wilt thou forget me? O Lord, for evermore? For ever wilt thou let me thine absent face deplore? How long in fruitless wailing shall I consume the day? And thus how long prevailing my vaunting foe bear sway?

Verse 2

O, do not thou forsake me! Enlighten thou my gloom; lest fatal sleep o'ertake me, the death-sleep of the tomb; lest then my foe insulting should boast of his success, and impious men exulting triumph in my distress.

Verse 3

Lord, in my tribulation I trust thy mercy still, and surely thy salvation my heart with joy shall fill. Thine aid thou didst afford me, thy praises I will sing; and for his mercies toward me will bless my God and king.