Psalm 69

Save Me, O God

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. Of David.

1  Save me, O God!
For the waters have come up to my neck.t
2  I sink in deep mire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood sweeps over me.
3  I am weary with my crying out;
my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
with waiting for my God.

4  More in number than the hairs of my head
are those who hate me without cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
those who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
must I now restore?
5  O God, you know my folly;
the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.

6  Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me,
O Lord God of hosts;
let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me,
O God of Israel.
7  For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach,
that dishonor has covered my face.
8  I have become a stranger to my brothers,
an alien to my mother's sons.

9  For zeal for your house has consumed me,
and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
10  When I wept and humbledt my soul with fasting,
it became my reproach.
11  When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.
12  I am the talk of those who sit in the gate,
and the drunkards make songs about me.

13  But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.
At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
14  Deliver me
from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered from my enemies
and from the deep waters.
15  Let not the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or the pit close its mouth over me.

16  Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
17  Hide not your face from your servant;
for I am in distress; make haste to answer me.
18  Draw near to my soul, redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies!

19  You know my reproach,
and my shame and my dishonor;
my foes are all known to you.
20  Reproaches have broken my heart,
so that I am in despair.
I looked for pity, but there was none,
and for comforters, but I found none.
21  They gave me poison for food,
and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.

22  Let their own table before them become a snare;
and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.t
23  Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see,
and make their loins tremble continually.
24  Pour out your indignation upon them,
and let your burning anger overtake them.
25  May their camp be a desolation;
let no one dwell in their tents.
26  For they persecute him whom you have struck down,
and they recount the pain of those you have wounded.
27  Add to them punishment upon punishment;
may they have no acquittal from you.t
28  Let them be blotted out of the book of the living;
let them not be enrolled among the righteous.

29  But I am afflicted and in pain;
let your salvation, O God, set me on high!

30  I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
31  This will please the Lord more than an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.
32  When the humble see it they will be glad;
you who seek God, let your hearts revive.
33  For the Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.

34  Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.
35  For God will save Zion
and build up the cities of Judah,
and people shall dwell there and possess it;
36  the offspring of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall dwell in it.

Psalm 69

For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” by David.

1 Deliver me, O God,
for the water has reached my neck.

2 I sink into the deep mire
where there is no solid ground;
I am in deep water,
and the current overpowers me.

3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;
my throat is sore;
my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head.
Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me.
They make me repay what I did not steal!

5 O God, you are aware of my foolish sins;
my guilt is not hidden from you.

6 Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me,
O sovereign Lord and king!
Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me,
O God of Israel!

7 For I suffer humiliation for your sake
and am thoroughly disgraced.

8 My own brothers treat me like a stranger;
they act as if I were a foreigner.

9 Certainly zeal for your house consumes me;
I endure the insults of those who insult you.

10 I weep and refrain from eating food,
which causes others to insult me.

11 I wear sackcloth
and they ridicule me.

12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;
drunkards mock me in their songs.

13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me!
O God, because of your great loyal love,
answer me with your faithful deliverance!

14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!
Deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep water!

15 Don’t let the current overpower me!
Don’t let the deep swallow me up!
Don’t let the pit devour me!

16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good!
Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

17 Do not ignore your servant,
for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

18 Come near me and redeem me!
Because of my enemies, rescue me!

19 You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced;
you can see all my enemies.

20 Their insults are painful and make me lose heart;
I look for sympathy, but receive none,
for comforters, but find none.

21 They put bitter poison into my food,
and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

22 May their dining table become a trap before them!
May it be a snare for that group of friends!

23 May their eyes be blinded!
Make them shake violently!

24 Pour out your judgment on them!
May your raging anger overtake them!

25 May their camp become desolate,
their tents uninhabited!

26 For they harass the one whom you discipline;
they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

27 Hold them accountable for all their sins!
Do not vindicate them!

28 May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living!
Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

29 I am oppressed and suffering!
O God, deliver and protect me!

30 I will sing praises to God’s name!
I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

31 That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull
with horns and hooves.

32 The oppressed look on – let them rejoice!
You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

33 For the Lord listens to the needy;
he does not despise his captive people.

34 Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

35 For God will deliver Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

36 The descendants of his servants will inherit it,
and those who are loyal to him will live in it.