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A Cry for Help

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

69 God, save me.
    The water has risen to my neck.
I’m sinking down into the mud.
    There is nothing to stand on.
I am in deep water.
    The flood covers me.
I am tired from calling for help.
    My throat is sore.
My eyes are tired from waiting
    for God to help me.
There are more people who hate me for no reason
    than hairs on my head.
Those who want to destroy me are powerful.
    My enemies are liars.
They make me pay back
    what I did not steal.

God, you know what I have done wrong.
    I cannot hide my guilt from you.
Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies,
    do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me.
God of Israel,
    do not let your worshipers
    be disgraced because of me.
For you, I carry this shame.
    My face is covered with disgrace.
I am like a stranger to my brothers.
    I am like a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
My strong love for your Temple completely controls me.
    When people insult you, it hurts me.
10 When I cry and go without food,
    they make fun of me.
11 When I wear rough cloth to show my sadness,
    they joke about me.
12 They make fun of me in public places.
    The drunkards make up songs about me.

13 But I pray to you, Lord.
    I pray that you will accept me.
God, because of your great love, answer me.
    You are truly able to save.
14 Pull me from the mud.
    Do not let me sink.
Save me from those who hate me
    and from the deep water.
15 Do not let the flood drown me.
    Do not let the deep water swallow me.
    Do not let the grave close its mouth over me.
16 Lord, answer me because your love is so good.
    Because of your great kindness, turn to me.
17 Do not hide from me, your servant.
    I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!
18 Come near and save me.
    Rescue me from my enemies.

19 You see my shame and disgrace.
    You know all my enemies and what they have said.
20 Insults have broken my heart.
    I am weak.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none.
    I found no one to comfort me.
21 They put poison in my food.
    They gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let their own feasts cause their ruin.
    Let their feasts trap them and pay them back.
23 Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see.
    Let their backs be forever weak from troubles.
24 Pour your anger out on them.
    Show them how angry you are.
25 May their place be empty.
    Leave no one to live in their tents.
26 They chase after those you have hurt.
    They talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
27 Charge them with crime after crime.
    Do not let them have anything good.
28 Wipe their names from the book of life.
    Do not list them with those who do what is right.

29 I am sad and hurting.
    God, save me and protect me.

30 I will praise God in a song.
    I will honor him by giving thanks.
31 That will please the Lord more than offering him cattle.
    It will please him more than the sacrifice of a bull with horns and hooves.
32 People who are not proud will see this and be glad.
    Be encouraged, you who worship God.
33 The Lord listens to those in need.
    He does not look down on captives.

34 Heaven and earth should praise him.
    The seas and everything in them should also.
35 God will save Jerusalem.
    He will rebuild the cities of Judah.
    Then people will live there and own the land.
36     The descendants of his servants will inherit that land.
    Those who love him will live there.

祈求上帝拯救的祷告

大卫作的诗,交给乐长,调用“百合花”。

69 上帝啊,求你拯救我,
因为洪水快把我淹没;
我深陷泥沼,无法站稳脚;
我落入深渊,被洪流淹没。
我连连呼救,已声嘶力竭;
我期盼上帝的帮助,望眼欲穿。
无故恨我的人不计其数,
无故害我的仇敌势力强大,
逼我偿还我没有偷过的东西。
上帝啊,你知道我的愚昧,
我的罪恶也瞒不过你。
主——万军之耶和华啊,
求你不要使等候你的人因我而受辱;
以色列的上帝啊,
求你不要让信靠你的人因我而蒙羞。
我为了你的缘故遭受辱骂,
羞辱满面。
我的弟兄视我为陌生人,
我的手足看我为外人。
我对你的殿充满炙热的爱,
辱骂你之人的辱骂都落在我身上。
10 我悲伤禁食,
他们就羞辱我。
11 我披上麻衣,
他们就讥笑我。
12 我成了街谈巷议的话题,
醉汉作歌取笑我。

13 可是,耶和华啊,
在你悦纳人的时候,
我向你祷告。
上帝啊,
求你以你的大爱和信实拯救我。
14 求你救我脱离泥沼,
不要让我沉下去;
求你救我脱离恨我的人,
使我离开深渊。
15 求你不要让洪水淹没我,
深渊吞灭我,
坟墓吞噬我。

16 耶和华啊,求你答应我的祷告,
因为你充满慈爱和良善;
求你以无限的怜悯眷顾我。
17 求你不要掩面不理你的仆人。
我正身陷困境,
求你快快答应我。
18 求你前来拯救我,
把我从仇敌手中救赎出来。
19 你知道我受的辱骂、欺凌和羞辱,
你看到了我仇敌的所作所为。
20 他们的辱骂使我心碎,
令我绝望无助。
我渴望有人同情,却没有一个;
期望有人安慰,却无一人。
21 他们给我苦胆当食物,
又拿醋给我解渴。

22 愿他们面前的宴席变为网罗,
成为他们的陷阱。
23 愿他们眼目昏暗,无法看见;
愿他们哆哆嗦嗦,直不起腰来。
24 求你把烈怒倾倒在他们身上,
将怒气撒向他们。
25 愿他们的家园一片荒凉,
愿他们的帐篷无人居住。
26 因为他们迫害你击打过的人,
嘲笑你所打伤之人的痛苦。
27 求你清算他们的种种罪行,
不要让他们有份于你的拯救之恩。
28 愿他们的名字从生命册上被抹去,
不得和义人的名字列在一起。
29 上帝啊,
我陷入痛苦和忧伤,
求你拯救我,保护我。
30 我要用歌声赞美上帝的名,
以感恩的心尊崇祂。
31 这要比献上有蹄有角的公牛等祭牲更讨耶和华喜悦。
32 卑微的人看见这一切就欢喜快乐,
愿你们寻求上帝的人精神振奋。
33 耶和华垂听穷苦人的祈求,
不轻看祂被囚的子民。
34 愿天地都赞美祂,
愿海和其中的一切都赞美祂!
35 因为上帝必拯救锡安,
重建犹大的城邑。
祂的子民要住在那里,
拥有那片土地。
36 祂仆人的后裔要承受那地方为业,
凡爱祂的人都要住在那里。

哀陈苦况求主眷顾

69 大卫的诗,交于伶长。调用百合花。

神啊,求你救我!因为众水要淹没我。
我陷在深淤泥中,没有立脚之地;我到了深水中,大水漫过我身。
我因呼求困乏,喉咙发干;我因等候神,眼睛失明。
无故恨我的,比我头发还多;无理与我为仇,要把我剪除的,甚为强盛;我没有抢夺的,要叫我偿还。
神啊,我的愚昧你原知道,我的罪愆不能隐瞒。
万军的主耶和华啊,求你叫那等候你的不要因我蒙羞。以色列的神啊,求你叫那寻求你的不要因我受辱。
因我为你的缘故受了辱骂,满面羞愧。
我的弟兄看我为外路人,我的同胞看我为外邦人。
因我为你的殿心里焦急,如同火烧,并且辱骂你人的辱骂都落在我身上。
10 我哭泣,以禁食刻苦我心,这倒算为我的羞辱。
11 我拿麻布当衣裳,就成了他们的笑谈。
12 坐在城门口的谈论我,酒徒也以我为歌曲。
13 但我在悦纳的时候,向你耶和华祈祷。神啊,求你按你丰盛的慈爱,凭你拯救的诚实,应允我!
14 求你搭救我出离淤泥,不叫我陷在其中;求你使我脱离那些恨我的人,使我出离深水。
15 求你不容大水漫过我,不容深渊吞灭我,不容坑坎在我以上合口。
16 耶和华啊,求你应允我,因为你的慈爱本为美好。求你按你丰盛的慈悲,回转眷顾我。
17 不要掩面不顾你的仆人,我是在急难之中,求你速速地应允我。
18 求你亲近我,救赎我,求你因我的仇敌把我赎回。
19 你知道我受的辱骂、欺凌、羞辱,我的敌人都在你面前。
20 辱骂伤破了我的心,我又满了忧愁。我指望有人体恤,却没有一个;我指望有人安慰,却找不着一个。
21 他们拿苦胆给我当食物,我渴了,他们拿醋给我喝。

求神惩罚仇敌

22 愿他们的筵席在他们面前变为网罗,在他们平安的时候变为机槛。

23 愿他们的眼睛昏蒙,不得看见,愿你使他们的腰常常战抖。
24 求你将你的恼恨倒在他们身上,叫你的烈怒追上他们。
25 愿他们的住处变为荒场,愿他们的帐篷无人居住。
26 因为你所击打的,他们就逼迫;你所击伤的,他们戏说他的愁苦。
27 愿你在他们的罪上加罪,不容他们在你面前称义。
28 愿他们从生命册上被涂抹,不得记录在义人之中。
29 但我是困苦忧伤的,神啊,愿你的救恩将我安置在高处!
30 我要以诗歌赞美神的名,以感谢称他为大。
31 这便叫耶和华喜悦,胜似献牛,或是献有角有蹄的公牛。
32 谦卑的人看见了,就喜乐。寻求神的人,愿你们的心苏醒。
33 因为耶和华听了穷乏人,不藐视被囚的人。
34 愿天和地,洋海和其中一切的动物,都赞美他。
35 因为神要拯救锡安,建造犹大的城邑,他的民要在那里居住,得以为业。
36 他仆人的后裔要承受为业,爱他名的人也要住在其中。