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Psalms 69
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Save me, God,
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold.
I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.
I am weary with my crying.
I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head.
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord GOD of Armies.
May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
Because for your sake, I have borne reproach.
For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
I have become a stranger to my brothers,
I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
For the zeal of your house consumes me.
because zeal for Your house has consumed me (note: Cited in John 2:17), and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me (note: Cited in Romans 15:3).
Those who sit in the gate talk about me.
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time.
But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink.
Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.
Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me,
Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good.
Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Don’t hide your face from your servant,
Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
Draw near to my soul and redeem it.
Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour.
You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness.
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
They also gave me poison for my food.
They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
Let their table before them become a snare.
May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap (note: A slight revocalization of the Hebrew (see also LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate); literally may their prosperity be a trap; cited in Romans 11:9).
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see.
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever (note: LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10).
Pour out your indignation on them.
Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.
Let their habitation be desolate.
May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents (note: Cited in Acts 1:20).
For they persecute him whom you have wounded.
For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
Charge them with crime upon crime.
Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.
Let them be blotted out of the book of life,
May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
But I am in pain and distress.
But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.
I will praise the name of God with a song,
I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
It will please the LORD better than an ox,
And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.
The humble have seen it, and are glad.
The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
For the LORD hears the needy,
For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
Let heaven and earth praise him;
Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah.
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
The children also of his servants shall inherit it.
The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.