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Psalm 69:2-4
Common English Bible
Psalm 69:2-4
Common English Bible
2 I have sunk into deep mud.
My feet can’t touch the bottom!
I have entered deep water;
the flood has swept me up.
3 I am tired of crying.
My throat is hoarse.
My eyes are exhausted with waiting for my God.
4 More numerous than the hairs on my head
are those who hate me for no reason.
My treacherous enemies,
those who would destroy me, are countless.
Must I now give back
what I didn’t steal in the first place?
Psalm 69:2-4
King James Version
Psalm 69:2-4
King James Version
2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
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Psalm 69:2-4
English Standard Version
Psalm 69:2-4
English Standard Version
2 I sink in deep (A)mire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood (B)sweeps over me.
3 (C)I am weary with my crying out;
(D)my throat is parched.
(E)My eyes grow dim
with (F)waiting for my God.
4 (G)More in number than the hairs of my head
are (H)those who hate me (I)without cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
(J)those who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
must I now restore?
Psalm 69:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 69:2-4
New International Version
2 I sink in the miry depths,(A)
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;(B)
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(C)
looking for my God.
4 Those who hate me(D) without reason(E)
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(F)
those who seek to destroy me.(G)
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
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