3.7 KiB
Psalm 69
- Save me, O God,
for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
- Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can't find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
- I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
- Those who hate me without cause
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,
demanding that I give back what I didn't steal.
- O God, you know how foolish I am;
my sins cannot be hidden from you.
- Don't let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Don't let me cause them to be humiliated,
O God of Israel.
- For I endure insults for your sake;
humiliation is written all over my face.
- Even my own brothers pretend they don't know me;
they treat me like a stranger.
- Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
- When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.
- When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.
- I am the favorite topic of town gossip,
and all the drunks sing about me.
- But I keep praying to you, LORD,
hoping this time you will show me favor.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
- Rescue me from the mud;
don't let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me,
and pull me from these deep waters.
- Don't let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
- Answer my prayers, O LORD,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
- Don't hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
- Come and redeem me;
free me from my enemies.
- You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.
You see all that my enemies are doing.
- Their insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
If only one person would show some pity;
if only one would turn and comfort me.
- But instead, they give me poison for food;
they offer me sour wine for my thirst.
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Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.
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Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually.
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Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.
- Let their homes become desolate
and their tents be deserted.
- To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.
- Pile their sins up high,
and don't let them go free.
- Erase their names from the Book of Life;
don't let them be counted among the righteous.
- I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
- Then I will praise God's name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
- For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle,
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.
- The humble will see their God at work and be glad.
Let all who seek God's help be encouraged.
- For the LORD hears the cries of the needy;
he does not despise his imprisoned people.
- Praise him, O heaven and earth,
the seas and all that move in them.
- For God will save Jerusalem
and rebuild the towns of Judah.
His people will live there
and settle in their own land.
- The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land,
and those who love him will live there in safety.