Psalms 69
69
A Cry for Help
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” A psalm of David.
1God, save me,
because the water has risen to my neck.
2I’m sinking down into the mud,
and there is nothing to stand on.
I am in deep water,
and the flood covers me.
3I am tired from calling for help;
my throat is sore.
My eyes are tired from waiting
for God to help me.
4There are more people who hate me for no reason than hairs on my head;
powerful enemies want to destroy me for no reason.
They make me pay back
what I did not steal.
5God, you know what I have done wrong;
I cannot hide my guilt from you.
6Lord God All-Powerful,
do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me.
God of Israel,
do not let your worshipers be disgraced because of me.
7For you, I carry this shame,
and my face is covered with disgrace.
8I am like a stranger to my closest relatives
and a foreigner to my mother’s children.
9My strong love for your Temple completely controls me.
When people insult you, it hurts me.
10When I cry and fast,
they make fun of me.
11When I wear clothes of sadness,
they joke about me.
12They make fun of me in public places,
and the drunkards make up songs about me.
13But I pray to you, Lord, for favor.
God, because of your great love, answer me.
You are truly able to save.
14Pull me from the mud,
and do not let me sink.
Save me from those who hate me
and from the deep water.
15Do not let the flood drown me
or the deep water swallow me
or the grave close its mouth over me.
16Lord, answer me because your love is so good.
Because of your great kindness, turn to me.
17Do not hide from me, your servant.
I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!
18Come near and save me;
rescue me from my enemies.
19You see my shame and disgrace.
You know all my enemies and what they have said.
20Insults have broken my heart
and left me weak.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none;
I found no one to comfort me.
21They put poison in my food
and gave me vinegar to drink.
22Let their own feasts cause their ruin;
let their feasts trap them and pay them back.
23Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see
and their backs be forever weak from troubles.
24Pour your anger out on them;
let your anger catch up with them.
25May their place be empty;
leave no one to live in their tents.
26They chase after those you have hurt,
and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
27Charge them with crime after crime,
and do not let them have anything good.
28Wipe their names from the book of life,
and do not list them with those who do what is right.
29I am sad and hurting.
God, save me and protect me.
30I will praise God in a song
and will honor him by giving thanks.
31That will please the Lord more than offering him cattle,
more than sacrificing a bull with horns and hoofs.
32Poor people will see this and be glad.
Be encouraged, you who worship God.
33The Lord listens to those in need
and does not look down on captives.
34Heaven and earth should praise him,
the seas and everything in them.
35God will save Jerusalem
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will live there and own the land.
36The descendants of his servants will inherit that land,
and those who love him will live there.
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Psalms 69
69
Psalm 69
A Plea for Rescue
For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.”#Ps 45; 60; 80 Of David.
1Save me, God,
for the water has risen to my neck.#Jb 22:11; Ps 32:6; Jnh 2:5
2I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing;
I have come into deep water,
and a flood sweeps over me.#Ps 40:2; 124:4; Jnh 2:3
3I am weary from my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.#Ps 6:6; 38:10; 119:82,123
4Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.#Ps 38:19
Though I did not steal, I must repay.#Lv 6:2–5; Ps 35:19; Jn 15:25
5God, you know my foolishness,
and my guilty acts are not hidden from you.#Ps 38:5; 44:21
6Do not let those who put their hope in you
be disgraced because of me,
Lord God of Armies;
do not let those who seek you
be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel.#Ps 25:2–3
7For I have endured insults because of you,
and shame has covered my face.#Ps 44:15; Is 50:6; Jr 51:51
8I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother’s sons#Jb 19:13–14; Ps 31:11; 38:11
9because zeal for your house has consumed me,#Jn 2:17
and the insults of those who insult you
have fallen on me.#Ps 89:50; Rm 15:3
10I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.#Ps 35:13; 109:24–25
11I wore sackcloth as my clothing,
and I was a joke to them.
12Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.#Jb 17:6; 30:9; Ps 44:14; Jr 24:9
13But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to you is for a time of favor.
In your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with your sure salvation.#Ps 109:4; Is 49:8; 2Co 6:2
14Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.
Let me be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep water.#Ps 144:7
15Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up;
don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.#Nm 16:33; Ps 55:23
16Answer me, Lord,
for your faithful love is good.
In keeping with your abundant compassion,
turn to me.#Ps 25:16; 109:21
17Don’t hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!#Ps 27:9; 102:2
18Come near to me and redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies.#Ps 119:134
19You know the insults I endure —
my shame and disgrace.
You are aware of all my adversaries.#Jr 15:15
20Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I waited for sympathy,
but there was none;
for comforters, but found no one.#Ps 142:4; Is 63:5
21Instead, they gave me gall for my food,
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.#Mt 27:34,48; Jn 19:29
22Let their table set before them be a snare,
and let it be a trap for their allies.#Ps 35:4–8; Rm 11:9–10; 1Th 5:3
23Let their eyes grow too dim to see,
and let their hips continually quake.#Is 6:10; Ezk 29:7; Dn 5:6
24Pour out your rage on them,
and let your burning anger overtake them.#Ps 79:6; Ezk 21:31; Zph 3:8
25Make their fortification desolate;
may no one live in their tents.#Mt 23:38; Lk 13:35; Ac 1:20
26For they persecute the one you struck
and talk about the pain of those you wounded.#2Ch 28:9; Is 53:4; Zch 1:15
27Charge them with crime on top of crime;
do not let them share in your righteousness.#Neh 4:5; Ps 109:14
28Let them be erased from the book of life
and not be recorded with the righteous.#Ex 32:32; Dn 12:1; Rv 3:5
29But as for me — poor and in pain —
let your salvation protect me, God.#Ps 20:1; 70:5
30I will praise God’s name with song
and exalt him with thanksgiving.#Ps 100:4; 107:22
31That will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with horns and hooves.#Ps 50:13–14; 51:16
32The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!#Ps 22:26; 34:2
33For the Lord listens to the needy
and does not despise
his own who are prisoners.#Ps 12:5; 68:6; 146:7
34Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them,#Ps 96:11; Is 44:23; 49:13
35for God will save Zion
and build up#69:35 Or and rebuild the cities of Judah.
They will live there and possess it.#Ps 147:2; Is 44:26
36The descendants of his servants will inherit it,
and those who love his name will live in it.#Ps 102:28; Is 65:9
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