Psalms Chapter 69 (NIV)
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Psalm 69For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.Save me, O God,for the waters have come up to my neck.
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I sink in the miry depths,where there is no foothold.I have come into the deep waters;the floods engulf me.
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I am worn out calling for help;my throat is parched.My eyes fail,looking for my God.
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Those who hate me without reasonoutnumber the hairs of my head;many are my enemies without cause,those who seek to destroy me.I am forced to restorewhat I did not steal.
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You know my folly, O God;my guilt is not hidden from you.
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May those who hope in younot be disgraced because of me,O Lord, the Lord Almighty;may those who seek younot be put to shame because of me,O God of Israel.
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For I endure scorn for your sake,and shame covers my face.
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I am a stranger to my brothers,an alien to my own mother’s sons;
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for zeal for your house consumes me,and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
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When I weep and fast,I must endure scorn;
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when I put on sackcloth,people make sport of me.
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Those who sit at the gate mock me,and I am the song of the drunkards.
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But I pray to you, O Lord,in the time of your favor;in your great love, O God,answer me with your sure salvation.
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Rescue me from the mire,do not let me sink;deliver me from those who hate me,from the deep waters.
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Do not let the floodwaters engulf meor the depths swallow me upor the pit close its mouth over me.
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Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of your love;in your great mercy turn to me.
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Do not hide your face from your servant;answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.
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Come near and rescue me;redeem me because of my foes.
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You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;all my enemies are before you.
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Scorn has broken my heartand has left me helpless;I looked for sympathy, but there was none,for comforters, but I found none.
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They put gall in my foodand gave me vinegar for my thirst.
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May the table set before them become a snare;may it become retribution and a trap.
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May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,and their backs be bent forever.
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Pour out your wrath on them;let your fierce anger overtake them.
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May their place be deserted;let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
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For they persecute those you woundand talk about the pain of those you hurt.
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Charge them with crime upon crime;do not let them share in your salvation.
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May they be blotted out of the book of lifeand not be listed with the righteous.
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I am in pain and distress;may your salvation, O God, protect me.
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I will praise God’s name in songand glorify him with thanksgiving.
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This will please the Lord more than an ox,more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.
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The poor will see and be glad—you who seek God, may your hearts live!
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The Lord hears the needyand does not despise his captive people.
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Let heaven and earth praise him,the seas and all that move in them,
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for God will save Zionand rebuild the cities of Judah.Then people will settle there and possess it;
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the children of his servants will inherit it,and those who love his name will dwell there.
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