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
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Psalm 69 #69:0 In verses 1-3 the writer gives us a picture of a man who is drowning. He calls to God for help. He wants God to pull him out of the water. In verse 4 he tells us that the deep water is a picture of his enemies. In verses 5-6 the writer says that he has not obeyed God's rules. He asks that other people will not be hurt because of this. In verses 7-9 the writer says that when people want to insult God, they insult him too.
David wrote this song for the music leader. Use special music.
Trust God for help
1Please rescue me, God,
because the deep water has come up to my neck.
2I will soon sink into deep mud.
There is no safe place to put my feet.
I am now in deep water,
and the floods pour over me.
3I have shouted so much for help
that I am tired and weak.
My mouth is so dry that it hurts.
I have looked so long for help from you, my God,
that my eyes have become weak.
4Very many people hate me with no good reason.
They are more than the number of hairs on my head!
My enemies are too strong for me.
They want to destroy me with their lies.
They make me give back to them
things that I did not take from them!
5You know, God, that I do foolish things.
I cannot hide my sins from you.
6My Lord, Almighty Lord, Israel's God,
do not let anyone who trusts you
become ashamed because of me.
Do not let anyone who serves you
become ashamed because of me.
7Because I belong to you,
people insult me.
They make me feel ashamed.
8I have become like a stranger to my brothers.
I am like a foreigner to my family.
9My love for your house burns inside me like a fire.
Anybody who insults you,
is also insulting me!
10When I weep and I stop eating food,
it causes people to insult me.
11When I wear rough clothes to show that I am sad,
people laugh at me.
12People who sit at the city gate talk about me. #69:12 The leaders of the people sat by the gate of their town. They talked together to decide what to do.
People who are drunk make songs
to sing about me.
13But as for me, Lord,
I continue to pray to you.
Please answer me at the right time.
Be kind to me, God,
because of your faithful love.
Save me, as you have promised to do.
14Save me out of the mud
and do not let me sink down into it.
Rescue me from the people that hate me.
Save me from the deep water.
15Do not let the floods pour over me.
Do not let the deep sea cause me to drown.
Do not let me fall into the deep hole of death.
16Please answer me, Lord,
because your faithful love is great.
Turn to hear me,
because you are so very kind.
17Do not turn away from me, your servant.
I am in great trouble,
so please answer me very soon.
18Come very near to me,
and make me safe.
Rescue me from my enemies.
19God, you know that people are insulting me.
They laugh at me
to make me feel ashamed.
You can see what all my enemies are doing.
20When they insult me,
it makes me very upset.
I feel helpless.
I hoped that someone would be kind and help me,
but there was nobody.
I wanted someone to comfort me,
but I did not find anyone.
21Instead, my enemies put poison in my food.
When I was thirsty,
they gave me vinegar to drink. #69:21 Vinegar has a bitter taste. It would not help someone who was thirsty.
22Please God, cause their feasts to become a trap for them.
Let it bring trouble to them and their friends.
23Let their eyes be in the dark
so that they cannot see.
Let their bodies become weak.
24Yes, punish them,
because you are so angry with them!
25Let their homes become empty,
so that nobody lives in them any more.
26Do this, because they chase after
the people that you have already punished.
They talk about the pain
of the people that you have hurt.
27Make a note of all their sins.
Do not ever forgive them,
so that they are righteous.
28Remove their names from the book of living people.
Do not write their names
on the list of righteous people.
29But I have pain in my body
and trouble in my mind.
God, rescue me and keep me safe!
30I will sing to praise God's name!
I will thank him because he is great!
31That will please the Lord more
than if I offer him an ox,
or a great bull with horns. #69:31 The ox and the bull were sacrifices.
32When humble people see it,
they will be very happy.
People who want to serve God
will become strong in their lives.
33For the Lord listens to the prayers of poor people.
He does not forget to help his people
when they are prisoners.
34 Heaven and earth should praise him!
The seas and everything that lives in them
should praise him!
35For God will rescue Zion's people.
He will build again Judah's cities.
Then his people will live there.
The land will belong to them again.
36Then the descendants of his servants
will have the land for themselves.
The people who love God
will live there safely.
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