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Psalm 69^a

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.

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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 the miry depths,
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.

2

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

3

I am worn out calling for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,
looking for my God.

3

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

4

Those who hate me without reason
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,
those who seek to destroy me.
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.

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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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You, God, know my folly;
my guilt is not hidden from you.

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

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Lord, the Lord Almighty,
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me.

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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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For I endure scorn for your sake,
and shame covers 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 a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;

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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 zeal for your house consumes me,
and the insults of those who insult you fall on 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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When I weep and fast,
I must endure scorn;

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When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.

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when I put on sackcloth,
people make sport of me.

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

12

Those who sit at the gate mock 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 I pray to you, Lord,
in the time of your favor;
in your great love, O God,
answer me with your sure 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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Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep 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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Do not let the floodwaters engulf me
or the depths swallow me up
or the pit close its mouth over 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, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;
in your great mercy turn to 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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Do not hide your face from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

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

18

Come near and rescue me;
deliver me because of my foes.

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Come and redeem me;
free me from my enemies.

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You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.

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

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Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
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.

21

They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

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

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May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution andb 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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May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.

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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 your wrath on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.

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

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May their place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

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Let their homes become desolate
and their tents be deserted.

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For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.

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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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Charge them with crime upon crime;
do not let them share in your salvation.

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

28

May they be blotted out of the book of life
and not be listed 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 as for me, afflicted and in pain —
may your salvation, God, protect me.

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

30

I will praise God’s name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving.

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

31

This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.

31

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

32

The poor will see and be glad —
you who seek God, may your hearts live!

32

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

33

The Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his captive people.

33

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

34

Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and all that move in them,

34

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

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for God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle 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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the children of his servants will inherit it,
and those who love his name will dwell there.

36

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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