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69:1  To the director: To the tune “The Lilies.” A song of David. God, save me from all my troubles! The rising water has reached my neck.
69:2  I have nothing to stand on. I am sinking down, down into the mud. I am in deep water, and the waves are about to cover me.
69:3  I am getting weak from calling for help. My throat is sore. I have waited and looked for your help until my eyes are hurting.
69:4  I have more enemies than the hairs on my head. They hate me for no reason. They try hard to destroy me. My enemies tell lies about me. They say I stole from them and they demand that I pay for things I did not steal.
69:5  God, you know my faults. I cannot hide my sins from you.
69:6  My Lord God All-Powerful, don’t let me embarrass your followers. God of Israel, don’t let me bring disgrace to those who worship you.
69:7  My face is covered with shame. I carry this shame for you.
69:8  My own brothers treat me like a stranger. They act as if I came from a foreign land.
69:9  My strong devotion to your Temple is destroying me. Those who insult you are also insulting me.
69:10  When I spend time crying and fasting, they make fun of me.
69:11  When I wear sackcloth to show my sorrow, they tell jokes about me.
69:12  They talk about me in public places. The beer drinkers make up songs about me.
69:13  As for me, Lord, this is my prayer to you: Please accept me! God, I want you to answer me with love. I know I can trust you to save me.
69:14  Pull me from the mud, and don’t let me sink down deeper. Save me from those who hate me. Save me from this deep water.
69:15  Don’t let the waves drown me. Don’t let the deep sea swallow me or the grave close its mouth on me.
69:16  Answer me, Lord, from the goodness of your faithful love. Out of your great kindness turn to me and help me!
69:17  Don’t turn away from your servant. I am in trouble, so hurry and help me!
69:18  Come save my soul. Rescue me from my enemies.
69:19  You know the shame I have suffered. You know all my enemies. You saw how they humiliated me.
69:20  I feel the pain of their insults. The shame makes me feel like dying! I wanted some sympathy, but there was none. I waited for someone to comfort me, but no one came.
69:21  They gave me poison, not food. They gave me vinegar, not wine.
69:22  Their tables are covered with food. Let their fellowship meals destroy them.
69:23  Let them go blind and their backs become weak.
69:24  Show them how angry you are. Let them feel what your anger can do.
69:25  Make their homes empty. Don’t let anyone live there.
69:26  They try to hurt people you have already punished. They tell everyone about the suffering you gave them.
69:27  Punish them for the bad things they have done. Don’t show them how good you can be.
69:28  Erase their names from the book of life. Don’t let their names appear on the list of those who do what is right.
69:29  I am sad and hurting. God, lift me up and save me!
69:30  I will praise God’s name in song. I will honor him by giving him thanks.
69:31  The Lord will be happier with this than with the offering of an ox or a full-grown bull as a sacrifice.
69:32  Poor people, you came to worship God. You will be happy to know these things.
69:33  The Lord listens to poor, helpless people. He does not turn away from those who are in prison.
69:34  Praise him, heaven and earth! Sea and everything in it, praise him!
69:35  God will save Zion. He will rebuild the cities of Judah. The people will settle there again and own the land.
69:36  The descendants of his servants will get that land. Those who love his name will live there.