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69:1  (By David for the music leader. To the tune “Lilies.”) Save me, God! I am about to drown.
69:2  I am sinking deep in the mud, and my feet are slipping. I am about to be swept under by a mighty flood.
69:3  I am worn out from crying, and my throat is dry. I have waited for you till my eyes are blurred.
69:4  There are more people who hate me for no reason than there are hairs on my head. Many terrible enemies want to destroy me, God. Am I supposed to give back something I didn't steal?
69:5  You know my foolish sins. Not one is hidden from you.
69:6  Lord God All-Powerful, ruler of Israel, don't let me embarrass anyone who trusts and worships you.
69:7  It is for your sake alone that I am insulted and blush with shame.
69:8  I am like a stranger to my relatives and like a foreigner to my own family.
69:9  My love for your house burns in me like a fire, and when others insult you, they insulted me as well.
69:10  I cried and went without food, but they still insulted me.
69:11  They sneered at me for wearing sackcloth to show my sorrow.
69:12  Rulers and judges gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs to mock me.
69:13  But I pray to you, Lord. So when the time is right, answer me and help me with your wonderful love.
69:14  Don't let me sink in the mud, but save me from my enemies and from the deep water.
69:15  Don't let me be swept away by a flood or drowned in the ocean or swallowed by death.
69:16  Answer me, Lord! You are kind and good. Pay attention to me! You are truly merciful.
69:17  Don't turn away from me. I am your servant, and I am in trouble. Please hurry and help!
69:18  Come and save me from my enemies.
69:19  You know how I am insulted, mocked, and disgraced; you know every one of my enemies.
69:20  I am crushed by insults, and I feel sick. I had hoped for mercy and pity, but there was none.
69:21  Enemies poisoned my food, and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar.
69:22  Make their table a trap for them and their friends.
69:23  Blind them with darkness and make them tremble.
69:24  Show them how angry you are! Be furious and catch them.
69:25  Destroy their camp and don't let anyone live in their tents.
69:26  They cause trouble for people you have already punished; their gossip hurts those you have wounded.
69:27  Make them guiltier than ever and don't forgive them.
69:28  Wipe their names from the book of the living; remove them from the list of the innocent.
69:29  I am mistreated and in pain. Protect me, God, and keep me safe!
69:30  I will praise the Lord God with a song and a thankful heart.
69:31  This will please the Lord better than offering an ox or a full-grown bull.
69:32  When those in need see this, they will be happy, and the Lord's worshipers will be encouraged.
69:33  The Lord will listen when the homeless cry out, and he will never forget his people in prison.
69:34  Heaven and earth will praise our God, and so will the oceans and everything in them.
69:35  God will rescue Jerusalem, and he will rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there on their own land,
69:36  and when the time comes, their children will inherit the land. Then everyone who loves God will also settle there.