69:1 For the worship leader. A song of David to the tune “Lilies.” Reach down for me, True God; deliver me. The waters have risen to my neck; I am going down!
69:2 My feet are swallowed in this murky bog; I am sinking—there is no sturdy ground. I am in the deep; the floods are crashing in!
69:3 I am weary of howling; my throat is scratched dry. I still look for my God even though my eyes fail.
69:4 My enemies despise me without any cause; they outnumber the hairs on my head. They torment me with their power; they have absolutely no reason to hate me. Now I am set to pay for crimes I have never committed!
69:5 O True God, my foolish ways are plain before You; my mistakes—no, nothing can be hidden from You.
69:6 Don’t let Your hopeful followers face disgrace because of me, O Lord, Eternal One, Commander of heaven’s armies; Don’t let Your seekers be shamed on account of me, O True God of Israel.
69:7 I have been mocked when I stood up for You; I cower, shamefaced.
69:8 You know my brothers and sisters? They now reject me—they act as if I never existed. I’m like a stranger to my own family.
69:9 And here’s why: I am consumed with You, completely devoted to protecting Your house; when they insult You, they insult me.
69:10 When I mourn and discipline my soul by fasting, they deride me.
69:12 Those who sit at the gate gossip about me; I am shamed by the slurred songs of drunkards.
69:13 But, Eternal One, I just pray the time is right that You would hear me. And, True God, because You are enduring love, that You would answer. In Your faithfulness, please, save me.
69:14 Pluck me from this murky bog; don’t let it pull me down! Pull me from this rising water; take me away from my enemies to dry land.
69:15 Don’t let the flood take me under or let me, Your servant, be swallowed into the deep or let the yawning pit seal me in!
69:16 O Eternal One, hear me. Answer me. For Your enduring love is good comfort; in Your great mercy, turn toward me.
69:17 Yes, shine Your face upon me, Your servant; put an end to my anguish—don’t wait another minute.
69:18 Come near; rescue me! Set me free from my enemies.
69:19 You know all my opponents; You see them, see the way they treat me— humiliating me with insults, trying to disgrace me.
69:20 All this ridicule has broken my heart, killed my spirit. I searched for sympathy, and I came up empty. I looked for supporters, but there was no one.
69:21 Even more, they gave me poison for my food and offered me only sour vinegar to drink.
69:22 Let them be ambushed at the dinner table, caught in a trap when they least expect it.
69:23 Cloud their vision so they cannot see; make their bodies shake, their knees knock in terror.
69:24 Pour out Your fiery wrath upon them! Make a clean sweep; engulf them with Your flaming fury.
69:25 May their camps be bleak with not one left in any tent.
69:26 Because they have persecuted the one You have struck, add insult to those whom You have wounded.
69:27 Compound their sins; don’t let them off the hook! Keep them from entering into Your mercy.
69:28 Blot out their names from Your book of life so they will not be recorded alongside those who are upright before You.
69:29 I am living in pain; I’m suffering, so save me, True God, and keep me safe in troubled times!
69:30 The name of the True God will be my song, an uplifting tune of praise and thanksgiving!
69:31 My praise will please the Eternal more than if I were to sacrifice an ox or the finest bull. (Horns, hooves, and all!)
69:32 Those who humbly serve will see and rejoice! All you seekers-after-God will revive your souls!
69:33 The Eternal listens to the prayers of the poor and has regard for His people held in bondage.
69:34 All God’s creation: join together in His praise! All heaven, all earth, all seas, all creatures of the ocean deep!
69:35 The True God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah So that His servants may own it and live there once again.
69:36 Their children and children’s children shall have it as their inheritance, and those who love His name will live in it.
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