“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”
The continuation how long must I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all day? depicts psychological and spiritual devastation resulting from the sense of divine abandonment. The mention of taking counsel in his soul suggests internal deliberation and worry, making the speaker consumed with anxious thought. The sorrow throughout the day suggests that distress pervades every moment of existence, making recovery from the sense of abandonment seem impossible. This verse emphasizes the temporal dimension of suffering: the speaker has endured this spiritual desolation persistently.
Church Fathers on Psalms 13:2
Unto the end, a psalm of David. 1. “For Christ is the end of the law to every one that believes.” Romans 10:4 “How long, O Lord, will You forget me unto the end?” Psalm 12:1 that is, put me off as to spiritually understanding Christ, who is the Wisdom of God, and the true end of all the aim of the soul. “How long will You turn away Your face from me?” As God does not forget, so neither does He turn His face away: but Scripture speaks after our manner. Now God is said to turn…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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