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Psalms 69

For the choir director; according to  aShoshannim. A Psalm of David.

1

Save me, O God, For the  awaters have  1threatened my life.

2

I have sunk in deep  amire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a  1 bflood overflows me.

3

I am  aweary with my crying; my throat is parched; My  beyes fail while I wait for my God.

4

Those  awho hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would  1destroy me  bare powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;  cWhat I did not steal, I then have to restore.

5

O God, it is You who knows  amy folly, And  bmy wrongs are not hidden from You.

6

May those who wait for You not  abe ashamed through me, O Lord  1GOD of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

7

Because  afor Your sake I have borne reproach;  bDishonor has covered my face.

8

I have become  aestranged  1from my brothers And an alien to my mother's sons.

9

For  azeal for Your house has consumed me, And  bthe reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

10

When I wept  ain my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.

11

When I made  asackcloth my clothing, I became  ba byword to them.

12

Those who  asit in the gate talk about me, And I am the  1 bsong of the drunkards.

13

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD,  aat an acceptable time; O God, in the  bgreatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with  1Your saving truth.

14

Deliver me from the  amire and do not let me sink; May I be  bdelivered from  1my foes and from the  2 adeep waters.

15

May the  1 aflood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the  bpit shut its mouth on me.

16

Answer me, O LORD, for  aYour lovingkindness is good;  bAccording to the greatness of Your compassion,  cturn to me,

17

And  ado not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am  bin distress; answer me quickly.

18

Oh draw near to my soul and  aredeem it;  bRansom me because of my enemies!

19

You know my  areproach and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are  1before You.

20

Reproach has  abroken my heart and I am so sick. And  bI looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for  ccomforters, but I found none.

21

They also gave me  1 agall  2for my food And for my thirst they  bgave me vinegar to drink.

22

May  atheir table before them become a snare; And  1 bwhen they are in peace, may it become a trap.

23

May their  aeyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their  bloins shake continually.

24

 aPour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.

25

May their  1 acamp be desolate; May none dwell in their tents.

26

For they have  apersecuted him whom  bYou Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom  cYou have  1wounded.

27

Add  ainiquity to their iniquity, And  bmay they not come into  cYour righteousness.

28

May they be  ablotted out of the  bbook of life And may they not be  1 crecorded with the righteous.

29

But I am  aafflicted and in pain;  1May Your salvation, O God,  bset me securely on high.

30

I will  apraise the name of God with song And  bmagnify Him with  cthanksgiving.

31

And it will  aplease the LORD better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

32

The  ahumble  1have seen it and are glad; You who seek God,  blet your heart  2revive.

33

For  athe LORD hears the needy And  bdoes not despise His who are prisoners.

34

Let  aheaven and earth praise Him, The seas and  beverything that moves in them.

35

For God will  asave Zion and  bbuild the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and  cpossess it.

36

The  1 adescendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name  bwill dwell in it.



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