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Psalms
69
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{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
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Psalms
69
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I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
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Psalms
69
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3
I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
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Psalms
69
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They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
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Psalms
69
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5
Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.
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Psalms
69
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6
Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.
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Psalms
69
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Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
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Psalms
69
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I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;
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Psalms
69
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9
For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
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Psalms
69
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10
And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; --
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Psalms
69
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And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.
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Psalms
69
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12
They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
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Psalms
69
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13
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:
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Psalms
69
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14
Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.
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Psalms
69
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15
Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
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Psalms
69
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16
Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;
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Psalms
69
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17
And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.
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Psalms
69
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18
Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.
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Psalms
69
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19
Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
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Psalms
69
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20
Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
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Psalms
69
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21
Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
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Psalms
69
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22
Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;
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Psalms
69
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Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
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Psalms
69
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24
Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.
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Psalms
69
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25
Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.
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Psalms
69
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26
For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
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Psalms
69
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27
Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.
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Psalms
69
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28
Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
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Psalms
69
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29
But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.
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Psalms
69
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30
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;
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Psalms
69
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31
And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.
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Psalms
69
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32
The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.
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Psalms
69
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33
For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.
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Psalms
69
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34
Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.
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Psalms
69
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35
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:
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Psalms
69
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36
And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.