Psalm 69:1-5

New International Version

Psalm 69^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

¹Save me, O God,
    for the waters^(A) have come up to my neck.^(B)
²I sink in the miry depths,^(C)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
³I am worn out calling for help;^(D)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,^(E)
    looking for my God.
⁴Those who hate me^(F) without reason^(G)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,^(H)
    those who seek to destroy me.^(I)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

⁵You, God, know my folly;^(J)
my guilt is not hidden from you.^(K)

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Footnotes

Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.

Psalm 69:30-36

New International Version

³⁰I will praise God’s name in song^(A)
    and glorify him^(B) with thanksgiving.
³¹This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.^(C)
³²The poor will see and be glad^(D)—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!^(E)
³³The Lord hears the needy^(F)
    and does not despise his captive people.

³⁴Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,^(G)
³⁵for God will save Zion^(H)
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.^(I)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
³⁶    the children of his servants will inherit it,^(J)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.^(K)