Psalms 69
69
Psalm 69
To the Overcomer upon Shoshannim (lilies), A Psalm of David.
1¶ Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
2I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4Those that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; those that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty; then I restored that which I did not take away.
5O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my guiltiness is not hid from thee.
6Do not let those that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of the hosts, be ashamed for my sake; do not let those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face.
8I am become a stranger unto my brethren and an alien unto my mother’s sons.
9For the zeal of thy house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
10When I wept with fasting of my soul, thou hast been a reproach unto me.
11I made sackcloth also my garment, and I became a proverb to them.
12They that sat in the gate spoke against me, and I was the song of the drunkards.
13¶ But I corrected my prayer unto thee, O Lord, in the time of thy good pleasure; O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy saving health.
14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not drown; let me be delivered from those that hate me and out of the deep waters.
15Let not the violent force of the waters overcome me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
16Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is perceptible, look upon me according to the multitude of thy acts of compassion
17And hide not thy face from thy slave, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily.
18Draw near unto my soul and redeem it; deliver me because of my enemies.
19Thou hast known my reproach and my shame and my dishonour; my adversaries are all before thee.
20Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness, and I looked for some to take pity, but there was no one, and for comforters, but I found none.
21They also gave me gall for my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22¶ Let their table become a snare before them, and that which should have been for their prosperity, let it become a stumbling block.
23Let their eyes be darkened that they see not and make their loins continually to shake.
24Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
25Let their palace be desolate, and let no one dwell in their tents.
26For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they boast that thou hast slain their enemies.
27Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.
28Let them be blotted out of the book of the living and not be written with the righteous.
29But I am poor and sorrowful; let thy saving health, O God, set me up on high.
30¶ I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnify him with praises.
31 This also shall please the Lord better than the sacrifice of an ox or bullock that struggles with horns and hoofs.
32The humble shall see this and be glad; seek God and thy heart shall live.
33For the Lord hears the destitute and does not despise his prisoners.
34Let the heavens and the earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves in them.
35For God will protect Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah; they shall dwell there and inherit it.
36The seed of his slaves shall inherit it, and those that love his name shall dwell therein.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 69
69
Psalm 69
For the choir director; according to shoshannim; by David.
1Save me, O God!
The water is already up to my neck!
2I am sinking in deep mud.
There is nothing to stand on.
I am in deep water.
A flood is sweeping me away.
3I am exhausted from crying for help.
My throat is hoarse.
My eyes are strained ⌞from⌟ looking for my God.
4Those who hate me for no reason
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Those who want to destroy me are mighty.
They have no reason to be my enemies.
I am forced to pay back what I did not steal.
5O God, you know my stupidity,
and the things of which I am guilty are not hidden from you.
6Do not let those who wait with hope for you
be put to shame because of me, O Almighty Lord of Armies.
Do not let those who come to you for help
be humiliated because of me, O God of Israel.
7Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults.
Humiliation has covered my face.
8I have become a stranger to my ⌞own⌟ brothers,
a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
9Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
10I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it.
11I dressed myself in sackcloth, but I became the object of ridicule.
12Those who sit at the gate gossip about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.
13May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O Lord.
O God, out of the greatness of your mercy,
answer me with the truth of your salvation.
14Rescue me from the mud.
Do not let me sink ⌞into it⌟.
I want to be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep water.
15Do not let floodwaters sweep me away.
Do not let the ocean swallow me up,
or the pit close its mouth over me.
16Answer me, O Lord, because your mercy is good.
Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me.
17I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me.
Answer me quickly!
18Come close, and defend my soul.
Set me free because of my enemies.
19You know that I have been insulted, put to shame, and humiliated.
All my opponents are in front of you.
20Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none.
I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one.
21They poisoned my food,
and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.
22Let the table set for them become a trap
and a snare for their friends.
23Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see.
Let their thighs continually shake.
24Pour your rage on them.
Let your burning anger catch up with them.
25Let their camp be deserted
and their tents empty.
26They persecute the one you have struck,
and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
27Charge them with one crime after another.
Do not let them be found innocent.
28Let their ⌞names⌟ be erased from the Book of Life.
Do not let them be listed with righteous people.
29I am suffering and in pain.
Let your saving power protect me, O God.
30I want to praise God’s name with a song.
I want to praise his great name with a song of thanksgiving.
31This will please the Lord more than ⌞sacrificing⌟ an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.
32Oppressed people will see ⌞this⌟ and rejoice.
May the hearts of those who look to God for help be refreshed.
33The Lord listens to needy people.
He does not despise his own who are in prison.
34Let heaven and earth, the seas, and everything that moves in them, praise him.
35When God saves Zion, he will rebuild the cities of Judah.
His servants will live there and take possession of it.
36The descendants of his servants will inherit it.
Those who love him will live there.
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