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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.
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 can’t find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
I sink in deep mire,
Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow me.
Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow 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.
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
I am weary with my crying;
My throat is dry;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
My throat is dry;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
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.
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,
demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.
Those who hate me without a cause
Are more than the hairs of my head;
They are mighty who would destroy me,
Being my enemies wrongfully;
Though I have stolen nothing,
I still must restore it.
Are more than the hairs of my head;
They are mighty who would destroy me,
Being my enemies wrongfully;
Though I have stolen nothing,
I still must restore it.
O God, you know how foolish I am;
my sins cannot be hidden from you.
my sins cannot be hidden from you.
O God, You know my foolishness;
And my sins are not hidden from You.
And my sins are not 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.
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.
humiliation is written all over my face.
Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.
Shame has covered my face.
Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;
they treat me like a stranger.
they treat me like a stranger.
I have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;
And an alien to my mother’s children;
Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.
they scoff at me.
When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,
That became my reproach.
That became my reproach.
When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.
they make fun of me.
I am the favorite topic of town gossip,
and all the drunks sing about me.
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.
hoping this time you will show me favor.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
But as for me, my prayer is to You,
O Lord, in the acceptable time;
O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,
Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.
O Lord, in the acceptable time;
O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,
Hear me in the truth of Your 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 me sink any deeper!
Save me from those who hate me,
and pull me from these deep waters.
Deliver me out of the mire,
And let me not sink;
Let me be delivered from those who hate me,
And out of the deep waters.
And let me not sink;
Let me be delivered from those who hate me,
And out of the deep waters.
Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
Let not the floodwater overflow me,
Nor let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
Nor let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
Answer my prayers, O LORD,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
Don’t hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in trouble;
Hear me speedily.
For I am in trouble;
Hear me speedily.
Come and redeem me;
free me from my enemies.
free me from my enemies.
Draw near to my soul, and redeem it;
Deliver me because of my enemies.
Deliver me because of my enemies.
You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.
You see all that my enemies are doing.
You see all that my enemies are doing.
You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor;
My adversaries are all before You.
My adversaries are all before You.
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.
and I am in despair.
If only one person would show some pity;
if only one would turn and comfort me.
They also gave me gall for my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Let their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.
And their well-being a trap.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see;
And make their loins shake continually.
And make their loins shake continually.
Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.
consume them with your burning anger.
Pour out Your indignation upon them,
And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.
And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.
Let their homes become desolate
and their tents be deserted.
and their tents be deserted.
Let their dwelling place be desolate;
Let no one live in their tents.
Let no one live in their tents.
To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.
For they persecute the ones You have struck,
And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.
And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.
Pile their sins up high,
and don’t let them go free.
and don’t let them go free.
Add iniquity to their iniquity,
And let them not come into Your righteousness.
And let them not come into Your righteousness.
Erase their names from the Book of Life;
don’t let them be counted among the righteous.
don’t let them be counted among the righteous.
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living,
And not be written with the righteous.
And not be written with the righteous.
I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
But I am poor and sorrowful;
Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Then I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
I will praise the name of God with a song,
And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle,
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.
This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull,
Which has horns and hooves.
Which has horns and hooves.
The humble will see their God at work and be glad.
Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.
Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.
The humble shall see this and be glad;
And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.
And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.
For the LORD hears the cries of the needy;
he does not despise his imprisoned people.
he does not despise his imprisoned people.
For the Lord hears the poor,
And does not despise His prisoners.
And does not despise His prisoners.
Praise him, O heaven and earth,
the seas and all that move in them.
the seas and all that move in them.
Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.
The seas and everything that moves in them.
For God will save Zion
And build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.
And build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.