Psalms 69
69
PSALM 69
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim,
A Psalm of David.
1Save me, O God, because the floods
do so environ me,
That ev'n unto my very soul
come in the waters be.
2I downward in deep mire do sink,
where standing there is none:
I am into deep waters come,
where floods have o'er me gone.
3I weary with my crying am,
my throat is also dry'd;
Mine eyes do fail, while for my God
I waiting do abide.
4Those men that do without a cause
bear hatred unto me,
Than are the hairs upon my head
in number more they be:
They that would me destroy, and are
mine en'mies wrongfully,
Are mighty: so what I took not,
to render forc'd was I.
5Lord, thou my folly know'st, my sins
not cover'd are from thee.
6Let none that wait on thee be sham'd,
Lord God of hosts, for me.
O Lord, the God of Israel,
let none, who search do make,
And seek thee, be at any time
confounded for my sake.
7For I have borne reproach for thee,
my face is hid with shame.
8To brethren strange, to mother's sons
an alien I became.
9Because the zeal did eat me up,
which to thine house I bear;
And the reproaches cast at thee,
upon me fallen are.
10My tears and fasts, t' afflict my soul,
were turned to my shame.
11When sackcloth I did wear, to them
a proverb I became.
12The men that in the gate do sit
against me evil spake;
They also that vile drunkards were
of me their song did make.
13But, in an acceptable time,
my pray'r, Lord, is to thee:
In truth of thy salvation, Lord,
and mercy great, hear me.
14Deliver me out of the mire,
from sinking do me keep;
Free me from those that do me hate,
and from the waters deep.
15Let not the flood on me prevail,
whose water overflows;
Nor deep me swallow, nor the pit
her mouth upon me close.
16Hear me, O Lord, because thy love
and kindness is most good;
Turn unto me, according to
thy mercies' multitude.
17Nor from thy servant hide thy face:
I'm troubled, soon attend.
18Draw near my soul, and it redeem;
me from my foes defend.
19To thee is my reproach well known,
my shame, and my disgrace:
Those that mine adversaries be
are all before thy face.
20Reproach hath broke my heart; I'm full
of grief: I look'd for one
To pity me, but none I found;
comforters found I none.
21They also bitter gall did give
unto me for my meat:
They gave me vinegar to drink,
when as my thirst was great.
22Before them let their table prove
a snare; and do thou make
Their welfare and prosperity
a trap themselves to take.
23Let thou their eyes so darken'd be,
that sight may them forsake;
And let their loins be made by thee
continually to shake.
24Thy fury pour thou out on them,
and indignation;
And let thy wrathful anger, Lord,
fast hold take them upon.
25All waste and desolate let be
their habitation;
And in their tabernacles all
inhabitants be none.
26Because him they do persecute,
whom thou didst smite before;
They talk unto the grief of those
whom thou hast wounded sore.
27Add thou iniquity unto
their former wickedness;
And do not let them come at all
into thy righteousness.
28Out of the book of life let them
be raz'd and blotted quite;
Among the just and righteous
let not their names be writ.
29But now become exceeding poor
and sorrowful am I:
By thy salvation, O my God,
let me be set on high.
30The name of God I with a song
most cheerfully will praise;
And I, in giving thanks to him,
his name shall highly raise.
31This to the Lord a sacrifice
more gracious shall prove
Than bullock, ox, or any beast
that hath both horn and hoof.
32When this the humble men shall see,
it joy to them shall give:
O all ye that do seek the Lord,
your hearts shall ever live.
33For God the poor hears, and will not
his prisoners contemn.
34Let heav'n, and earth, and seas, him praise,
and all that move in them.
35For God will Judah's cities build,
and he will Sion save,
That they may dwell therein,
and it in sure possession have.
36And they that are his servants' seed
inherit shall the same;
So shall they have their dwelling there
that love his blessed name.
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Psalms 69
69
For the music director. To the tune “Lilies.” A psalm of David.
1God, please save me, because the water is up to my neck!
2I'm sinking deeper into the mud—there's no solid ground for me to stand. I find myself in deep water; floods wash over me.
3I'm so tired of screaming out for help my throat is totally raw. My eyes are worn out looking for my God to help me.
4Those who hate me for no reason are more than the number of hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me by telling lies. How can I give back what I didn't steal?
5God, you know how foolish I am! My sins are not hidden from you.
6Don't let those who trust you be ashamed because of me, Lord God Almighty. Don't let those who follow you be disgraced because of me, God of Israel.
7For your sake I put up with the insults; my face shows my embarrassment.
8I have become a foreigner to my brother Israelites; a stranger to my very own brothers.
9My devotion for your house is burning me up inside; the insults of those who insulted you have fallen on me.
10I wept and I fasted, but they mocked me;
11I mourned in sackcloth, but they laughed at me.
12People sitting by the town gate gossip about me. I'm the subject of rude songs sung by drunks.
13But my prayer is to you, Lord, believing this is a good time to respond to me. God, in your wonderful trustworthy love, answer me with your sure salvation.
14Please rescue me from the mud—don't let me sink! Save me from those who hate me and from drowning in the deep waters!
15Don't let the flood waters wash over me. Don't let the deep waters pull me down. Don't let the grave close over me.
16Please answer my prayers, Lord, for you are good and love me with your trustworthy love; because of your kindness, please help me.
17Don't turn away from me, your servant. Please answer me quickly because I'm in trouble.
18Come here and rescue me; set me free from my enemies.
19You—you know my shame, my disgrace, my humiliation. You see everything my enemies are doing.
20Insults have broken my heart—I am so sick there is no cure. I looked for some sympathy, but there was no one! Nobody showed me any compassion.
21Instead they gave me bitter#69:21. Or “poisonous.” herbs to eat and vinegar to drink.
22May the table set before them become a trap for them, a net that catches them, bringing punishment.#69:22. Following the Septuagint text.
23May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.
24Pour out your judgment#69:24. Literally, “indignation.” on them; chase them down in your fierce anger.
25Let the places where they live be deserted. Let their homes be abandoned.
26For they persecute those you have punished, and make it even more painful for those you have disciplined.
27Punish them for the evil they have done. Don't acquit them.#69:27. Literally, this verse reads, “Give guilt to their guilt. Do not let them come to your righteousness.”
28Blot out their names from the Book of Life. Don't let them be listed with those who do right.
29But I am suffering and in physical pain. God, please save me and keep me safe.
30I will praise God's character#69:30. Literally, “name.” in song; I will say how incredible he is and how thankful I am.
31The Lord is happier with this than with offering animals as sacrifices: cattle, or bulls with horns and hooves.
32The humble will see this and be happy. May God encourage everyone who comes to him.
33God hears the poor, and he does not ignore his people who are in prison.
34Praise him heaven and earth, the seas and everything that lives in them!
35For God will save Zion, and rebuild the cities of Judah. They#69:35. God's people. will live there and own the land.
36The descendants of those who follow him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there.
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