Psalm 69:1-18

Complete Jewish Bible

69 ⁽⁰⁾For the leader. Set to “Lilies.” By David:

²⁽¹⁾Save me, God!
For the water threatens my life.
³⁽²⁾I am sinking down in the mud,
and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep water;
the flood is sweeping over me.
⁴⁽³⁾I am exhausted from crying,
my throat is dry and sore,
my eyes are worn out
with looking for my God.

⁵⁽⁴⁾Those who hate me for no reason
outnumber the hairs on my head.
My persecutors are powerful,
my enemies accuse me falsely.
Am I expected to return
things I didn’t steal?

⁶⁽⁵⁾God, you know how foolish I am;
my guilt is not hidden from you.
⁷⁽⁶⁾Let those who put their hope in you,
Adonai Elohim-Tzva’ot,
not be put to shame through me;
let those who are seeking you,
God of Isra’el,
not be disgraced through me.

⁸⁽⁷⁾For your sake I suffer insults,
shame covers my face.
⁹⁽⁸⁾I am estranged from my brothers,
an alien to my mother’s children,
¹⁰⁽⁹⁾because zeal for your house is eating me up,
and on me are falling the insults
of those insulting you.
¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾I weep bitterly, and I fast,
but that too occasions insults.
¹²⁽¹¹⁾I clothe myself with sackcloth
and become an object of scorn,
¹³⁽¹²⁾the gossip of those sitting by the town gate,
the theme of drunkards’ songs.

¹⁴⁽¹³⁾As for me, Adonai, let my prayer to you
come at an acceptable time;
In your great grace, God, answer me
with the truth of your salvation.
¹⁵⁽¹⁴⁾Rescue me from the mud!
Don’t let me sink!
Let me be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep water.
¹⁶⁽¹⁵⁾Don’t let the floodwaters overwhelm me,
don’t let the deep swallow me up,
don’t let the pit close its mouth over me.

¹⁷⁽¹⁶⁾Answer me, Adonai, for your grace is good;
in your great mercy, turn to me.
¹⁸⁽¹⁷⁾Don’t hide your face from your servant,
for I am in trouble; answer me quickly.

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