Darby Bible Translation

New Living Translation

The Waters Have Come Up to My Neck!

{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.

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For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Lilies.”

Save me, O God,
for the floodwaters are up to my neck.

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I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.

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Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can’t find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.

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I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.

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They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

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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.

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Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.

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O God, you know how foolish I am;
my sins cannot be hidden from you.

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Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.

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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.

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Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.

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For I endure insults for your sake;
humiliation is written all over my face.

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I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;

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Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;
they treat me like a stranger.

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For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.

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Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

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And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; --

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When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.

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And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.

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When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.

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They that sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.

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I am the favorite topic of town gossip,
and all the drunks sing about me.

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But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:

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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.

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Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.

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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.

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Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

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Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.

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Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;

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Answer my prayers, O LORD,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.

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And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.

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Don’t hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!

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Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.

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Come and redeem me;
free me from my enemies.

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*Thou* knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

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You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.
You see all that my enemies are doing.

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Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

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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.

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Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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But instead, they give me poisona for food;
they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

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Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;

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Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare
and their prosperity become a trap.b

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Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.

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Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,
and make their bodies shake continually.c

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Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.

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Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.

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Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.

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Let their homes become desolate
and their tents be deserted.

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For they persecute him whom *thou* hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

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To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.

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Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.

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Pile their sins up high,
and don’t let them go free.

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Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

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Erase their names from the Book of Life;
don’t let them be counted among the righteous.

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But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.

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I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

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I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;

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Then I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.

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And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, -- a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.

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For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle,
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.

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The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.

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The humble will see their God at work and be glad.
Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.

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For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.

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For the LORD hears the cries of the needy;
he does not despise his imprisoned people.

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Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.

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Praise him, O heaven and earth,
the seas and all that move in them.

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For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:

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For God will save Jerusalemd
and rebuild the towns of Judah.
His people will live there
and settle in their own land.

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And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

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The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land,
and those who love him will live there in safety.

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Psalms 69

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