Psalm 13

This article is about Psalm 13 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 13 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 14.

Psalm 13
"How long, O Lord"
Psalm 13 in the
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Other name
  • Psalm 12 (Vulgate)
  • "Usquequo Domine"
LanguageHebrew (original)

Psalm 13 is the 13th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version (KJV): "How long, O Lord". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible,[1] and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 12 in a slightly different numbering system. In Latin, it is known as "Usquequo Domine".[2]

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies.

  1. ^ Mazor 2011, p. 589.
  2. ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 12 (13)". medievalist.net.