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
To the director: To the tune “The Lilies.” A song of David.
1God, save me from all my troubles!
The rising water has reached my neck.
2I have nothing to stand on.
I am sinking down, down into the mud.
I am in deep water,
and the waves are about to cover me.
3I am getting weak from calling for help.
My throat is sore.
I have waited and looked for your help
until my eyes are hurting.
4I have more enemies than the hairs on my head.
They hate me for no reason.
They try hard to destroy me.
My enemies tell lies about me.
They say I stole from them
and they demand that I pay for things I did not steal.
5God, you know my faults.
I cannot hide my sins from you.
6My Lord GOD All-Powerful, don’t let me embarrass your followers.
God of Israel, don’t let me bring disgrace to those who worship you.
7My face is covered with shame.
I carry this shame for you.
8My own brothers treat me like a stranger.
They act as if I came from a foreign land.
9My strong devotion to your Temple is destroying me.
Those who insult you are also insulting me.
10When I spend time crying and fasting,
they make fun of me.
11When I wear sackcloth to show my sorrow,
they tell jokes about me.
12They talk about me in public places.
The beer drinkers make up songs about me.
13As for me, Lord, this is my prayer to you:
Please accept me!
God, I want you to answer me with love.
I know I can trust you to save me.
14Pull me from the mud,
and don’t let me sink down deeper.
Save me from those who hate me.
Save me from this deep water.
15Don’t let the waves drown me.
Don’t let the deep sea swallow me
or the grave close its mouth on me.
16Answer me, Lord, from the goodness of your faithful love.
Out of your great kindness turn to me and help me!
17Don’t turn away from your servant.
I am in trouble, so hurry and help me!
18Come save my soul.
Rescue me from my enemies.
19You know the shame I have suffered.
You know all my enemies.
You saw how they humiliated me.
20I feel the pain of their insults.
The shame makes me feel like dying!
I wanted some sympathy,
but there was none.
I waited for someone to comfort me,
but no one came.
21They gave me poison, not food.
They gave me vinegar, not wine.
22Their tables are covered with food.
Let their fellowship meals destroy them.
23Let them go blind and their backs become weak.
24Show them how angry you are.
Let them feel what your anger can do.
25Make their homes empty.
Don’t let anyone live there.
26They try to hurt people you have already punished.
They tell everyone about the suffering you gave them.
27Punish them for the bad things they have done.
Don’t show them how good you can be.
28Erase their names from the book of life.
Don’t let their names appear on the list of those who do what is right.
29I am sad and hurting.
God, lift me up and save me!
30I will praise God’s name in song.
I will honor him by giving him thanks.
31The Lord will be happier with this
than with the offering of an ox or a full-grown bull as a sacrifice.
32Poor people, you came to worship God.
You will be happy to know these things.
33The Lord listens to poor, helpless people.
He does not turn away from those who are in prison.
34Praise him, heaven and earth!
Sea and everything in it, praise him!
35God will save Zion.
He will rebuild the cities of Judah.
The people will settle there again and own the land.
36The descendants of his servants will get that land.
Those who love his name will live there.
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