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69:1  Save me, O God, for the waters have almost taken my life.
69:2  I have gone down into deep mud and there is no place to put my feet. I have come into deep waters and a flood comes over me.
69:3  I have cried until I am tired. My mouth is dry. My eyes become weak while I wait for my God.
69:4  Those who hate me, without a reason, are more than the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are powerful. I am made to return things that I did not steal.
69:5  O God, You know how foolish I am. My sins are not hidden from You.
69:6  May those who wait for You not be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of All. May those who look for You not lose respect because of me, O God of Israel.
69:7  I have been put to shame because of You. Shame has covered my face.
69:8  I have become a stranger to my brothers, a stranger to my mother’s sons.
69:9  For the strong desire for Your house has burned me up. And the bad things said about You have fallen on me.
69:10  When I cried and went without food, I was put to shame.
69:11  When I put on clothes made from hair, they made fun of me.
69:12  Those who sit by the gate talk about me. And I am the song of those who drink too much.
69:13  But as for me, my prayer is to You at the right time, O Lord. Answer me with Your saving truth in Your great loving-kindness, O God.
69:14  Take me out of the mud and do not let me go down in it. Take me away from those who hate me and from the deep waters.
69:15  Keep the flood water from covering me. Do not let the sea swallow me up. Do not let the deep hole close its mouth over me.
69:16  Answer me, O Lord, for Your loving-kindness is good. Turn to me because of Your great loving-pity.
69:17  Do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in trouble. Hurry to answer me.
69:18  Come near to me and save me. Pay the price to set me free from those who hate me.
69:19  You know how I have been put to shame by the bad things said about me. All those who hate me are before You.
69:20  Being put to shame has broken my heart, and I feel very sick. I looked for pity but there was none. I looked for someone to comfort me but there was no one.
69:21  They gave me bitter drink in my food. And because I was thirsty they gave me sour wine.
69:22  May their table in front of them become a net. May it become a trap when they are in peace.
69:23  May their eyes grow dark so they cannot see. And may their backs always shake.
69:24  Pour out Your anger on them. May Your burning anger catch up with them.
69:25  May their place of living be empty and may no one live in their tents.
69:26  For they have made it hard for the one You have punished. And they talk about the pain of those You have hurt.
69:27  Let their sins add up, and may they not become right with You.
69:28  May they be taken out of the book of life, and not be written down with those who are right with You.
69:29  But I am suffering and in pain. O God, may You save me and set me up on high.
69:30  I will praise the name of God with song. And I will give Him great honor with much thanks.
69:31  This will please the Lord more than any ox or young bull with horns and hoofs.
69:32  Those without pride will see it and be glad. You who look for God, let your heart receive new strength.
69:33  For the Lord hears those who are in need, and does not hate His people in prison.
69:34  Let heaven and earth and the seas and all the things that move in them give thanks to Him.
69:35  For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah. Then His people may live there and have it for their own.
69:36  And the children of those who obey Him will have it given to them. Those who love His name will live there.