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Psalms
69
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1
[For the choir director; according to [shoshannim]; by David.] Save me, O God! The water is already up to my neck!
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Psalms
69
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2
I am sinking in deep mud. There is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water. A flood is sweeping me away.
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Psalms
69
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3
I am exhausted from crying for help. My throat is hoarse. My eyes are strained [from] looking for my God.
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Psalms
69
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4
Those who hate me for no reason outnumber the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are mighty. They have no reason to be my enemies. I am forced to pay back what I did not steal.
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Psalms
69
:
5
O God, you know my stupidity, and the things of which I am guilty are not hidden from you.
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Psalms
69
:
6
Do not let those who wait with hope for you be put to shame because of me, O Almighty LORD of Armies. Do not let those who come to you for help be humiliated because of me, O God of Israel.
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Psalms
69
:
7
Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults. Humiliation has covered my face.
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Psalms
69
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8
I have become a stranger to my [own] brothers, a foreigner to my mother's sons.
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Psalms
69
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9
Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
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Psalms
69
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10
I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it.
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Psalms
69
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11
I dressed myself in sackcloth, but I became the object of ridicule.
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Psalms
69
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12
Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.
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Psalms
69
:
13
May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O LORD. O God, out of the greatness of your mercy, answer me with the truth of your salvation.
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Psalms
69
:
14
Rescue me from the mud. Do not let me sink [into it]. I want to be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep water.
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Psalms
69
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15
Do not let floodwaters sweep me away. Do not let the ocean swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.
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Psalms
69
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16
Answer me, O LORD, because your mercy is good. Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me.
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Psalms
69
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17
I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me. Answer me quickly!
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Psalms
69
:
18
Come close, and defend my soul. Set me free because of my enemies.
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Psalms
69
:
19
You know that I have been insulted, put to shame, and humiliated. All my opponents are in front of you.
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Psalms
69
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20
Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick. I looked for sympathy, but there was none. I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one.
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Psalms
69
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21
They poisoned my food, and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.
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Psalms
69
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22
Let the table set for them become a trap and a snare for their friends.
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Psalms
69
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23
Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see. Let their thighs continually shake.
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Psalms
69
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24
Pour your rage on them. Let your burning anger catch up with them.
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Psalms
69
:
25
Let their camp be deserted and their tents empty.
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Psalms
69
:
26
They persecute the one you have struck, and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
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Psalms
69
:
27
Charge them with one crime after another. Do not let them be found innocent.
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Psalms
69
:
28
Let their [names] be erased from the Book of Life. Do not let them be listed with righteous people.
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Psalms
69
:
29
I am suffering and in pain. Let your saving power protect me, O God.
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Psalms
69
:
30
I want to praise the name of God with a song. I want to praise its greatness with a song of thanksgiving.
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Psalms
69
:
31
This will please the LORD more than [sacrificing] an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.
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Psalms
69
:
32
Oppressed people will see [this] and rejoice. May the hearts of those who look to God for help be refreshed.
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Psalms
69
:
33
The LORD listens to needy people. He does not despise his own who are in prison.
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Psalms
69
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34
Let heaven and earth, the seas, and everything that moves in them, praise him.
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Psalms
69
:
35
When God saves Zion, he will rebuild the cities of Judah. His servants will live there and take possession of it.
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Psalms
69
:
36
The descendants of his servants will inherit it. Those who love him will live there.