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"Psalm 13 (So Good)" by Red Letter Society & Jordan West: From Lament to Praise


Can honest sorrow and steady faith coexist? 

Jordan West and Red Letter Society released “Psalm 13 (So Good)” as part of their Psalms Project, a project aimed at working through all 150 psalms, one song at a time. Psalm 13 doesn’t waste words. It opens with a question David asks four times: “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?” That’s not a form of polite prayer language. In this moment, David is a man in pain, staring at silence, wondering if God even remembers his name. 

Red Letter Society and Jordan West - Psalm 13 (So Good)The song holds that tension. “How long will you hide?” the lyrics ask, and then, “sorrow in my eyes.” No performance. No pretending. Just raw honesty directed straight to heaven through prayer. Have you ever prayed like that? Most of us will have felt something similar at certain points in our lives, even if we never shared that with others… or tried to hide it from God…

There’s a turning point in this psalm. David moves from questioning to trusting: “But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation” (Psalm 13:5, ESV). His circumstances hadn’t changed, but his posture did. 

That same change in posture is equally important for each of us today. Lament doesn’t cancel faith. You can tell God exactly how confused or hurt you feel; you can even be upset and still choose to trust him in the same prayerful breath. Go ahead and try it! Name the “how long” that you’re carrying right now, and then remind yourself what He’s already done for you. 

Faith isn’t the absence of hard questions. Faith is bringing all of those questions to the only one who can actually answer them. Stop carrying the weight alone, and take that weight to Him, word for word, the same way that David did. 

Give “Psalm 13 (So Good)” a listen today. Let the shift from lament to praise that you hear in the bridge sink in and open your eyes to see where your own heart can go. “Lord you’ve been so, been so good to me.”

(Related scripture: Psalm 13:1; Psalm 13:5; Psalm 13:6)

Background:

“Psalm 13 (So Good)” is the next release in Red Letter Society’s Psalms Project, a song-by-song journey through all 150 Psalms. Moving from honest lament to confident praise, the song gives voice to the believer who feels forgotten but continues to call upon the Lord. Its final declaration, “You’ve been so good to me,” reminds listeners that sorrow can speak honestly while faith still rests in God’s steadfast love and saving power.

Release date: August 7, 2026

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