Psalms 69
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| 1 | For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David. |
| 2 | Save me, O God; For the waters are come in even unto the soul. |
| 3 | I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me. |
| 4 | I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. |
| 5 | They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are many; Should I restore that which I took not away? |
| 6 | O God, Thou knowest my folly; And my trespasses are not hid from Thee. |
| 7 | Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; Let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me, O God of Israel. |
| 8 | Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; Confusion hath covered my face. |
| 9 | I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother's children. |
| 10 | Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, And the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me. |
| 11 | And I wept with my soul with fasting, And that became unto me a reproach. |
| 12 | I made sackcloth also my garment, And I became a byword unto them. |
| 13 | They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards. . |
| 14 | But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, Answer me with the truth of Thy salvation. |
| 15 | Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. |
| 16 | Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. |
| 17 | Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; According to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me. |
| 18 | And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily. |
| 19 | Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; Ransom me because of mine enemies. |
| 20 | Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; Mine adversaries are all before Thee. |
| 21 | Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; And I looked for some to show compassion, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. |
| 22 | Yea, they put poison into my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. |
| 23 | Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap. |
| 24 | Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; And make their loins continually to totter. |
| 25 | Pour out Thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them. |
| 26 | Let their encampment be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents. |
| 27 | For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; And they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded. |
| 28 | Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into Thy righteousness. |
| 29 | Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous. |
| 30 | But I am afflicted and in pain; Let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. |
| 31 | I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving. . |
| 32 | And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock That hath horns and hoofs. |
| 33 | The humble shall see it, and be glad; Ye that seek after God, let your heart revive. |
| 34 | For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, And despiseth not His prisoners. |
| 35 | Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas, and every thing that moveth therein. |
| 36 | For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession. |
| 37 | The seed also of His servants shall inherit it; And they that love His name shall dwell therein. |