Psalm 69

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Psalm 69

A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.

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Save me, O God,
For the ^(A)waters have ^(b)threatened my life.

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I have sunk in deep ^(B)mire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a ^(c)^(C)flood overflows me.

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I am ^(D)weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My ^(E)eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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Those ^(F)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would ^(d)destroy me ^(G)are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
^(H)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

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O God, it is You who knows ^(I)my folly,
And ^(J)my wrongs are not hidden from You.

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May those who wait for You not ^(K)be ashamed through me, O Lord ^(e)God of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

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Because ^(L)for Your sake I have borne reproach;
^(M)Dishonor has covered my face.

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I have become ^(N)estranged ^(f)from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.

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For ^(O)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And ^(P)the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

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When I wept ^(Q)in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.

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When I made ^(R)sackcloth my clothing,
I became ^(S)a byword to them.

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Those who ^(T)sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the ^(g)^(U)song of the drunkards.

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But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, ^(V)at an acceptable time;
O God, in the ^(W)greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with ^(h)Your saving truth.

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Deliver me from the ^(X)mire and do not let me sink;
May I be ^(Y)delivered from ⁽ⁱ⁾my foes and from the ^(j)^(Z)deep waters.

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May the ^(k)^(AA)flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the ^(AB)pit shut its mouth on me.

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Answer me, O Lord, for ^(AC)Your lovingkindness is good;
^(AD)According to the greatness of Your compassion, ^(AE)turn to me,

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And ^(AF)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am ^(AG)in distress; answer me quickly.

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Oh draw near to my soul and ^(AH)redeem it;
^(AI)Ransom me because of my enemies!

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You know my ^(AJ)reproach and my shame and my dishonor;
All my adversaries are ^(l)before You.

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Reproach has ^(AK)broken my heart and I am so sick.
And ^(AL)I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for ^(AM)comforters, but I found none.

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They also gave me ^(m)^(AN)gall ⁽ⁿ⁾for my food
And for my thirst they ^(AO)gave me vinegar to drink.

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May ^(AP)their table before them become a snare;
And ^(o)^(AQ)when they are in peace, may it become a trap.

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May their ^(AR)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their ^(AS)loins shake continually.

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^(AT)Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.

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May their ^(p)^(AU)camp be desolate;
May none dwell in their tents.

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For they have ^(AV)persecuted him whom ^(AW)You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom ^(AX)You have ^(q)wounded.

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Add ^(AY)iniquity to their iniquity,
And ^(AZ)may they not come into ^(BA)Your righteousness.

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May they be ^(BB)blotted out of the ^(BC)book of life
And may they not be ^(r)^(BD)recorded with the righteous.

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But I am ^(BE)afflicted and in pain;
^(s)May Your salvation, O God, ^(BF)set me securely on high.

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I will ^(BG)praise the name of God with song
And ^(BH)magnify Him with ^(BI)thanksgiving.

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And it will ^(BJ)please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

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The ^(BK)humble ^(t)have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, ^(BL)let your heart ^(u)revive.

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For ^(BM)the Lord hears the needy
And ^(BN)does not despise His who are prisoners.

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Let ^(BO)heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and ^(BP)everything that moves in them.

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For God will ^(BQ)save Zion and ^(BR)build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and ^(BS)possess it.

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The ^(v)^(BT)descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name ^(BU)will dwell in it.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 69:1: ['Or possibly ', Lilies]

b. Psalm 69:1: ['Lit ', come to the soul]

c. Psalm 69:2: ['Lit ', flowing stream]

d. Psalm 69:4: ['Or ', silence]

e. Psalm 69:6: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]

f. Psalm 69:8: ['Lit ', to]

g. Psalm 69:12: ['Lit ', songs]

h. Psalm 69:13: ['Or ', the faithfulness of Your salvation]

i. Psalm 69:14: ['Lit ', those who hate me]

j. Psalm 69:14: ['Lit ', deep places of water]

k. Psalm 69:15: ['Lit ', stream]

l. Psalm 69:19: ['Or known ', to You]

m. Psalm 69:21: ['Or ', poison]

n. Psalm 69:21: ['Or ', in]

o. Psalm 69:22: ['Lit ', for those who are secure]

p. Psalm 69:25: ['Lit ', encampment]

q. Psalm 69:26: ['Lit ', pierced]

r. Psalm 69:28: ['Lit ', written]

s. Psalm 69:29: ['Or ', Your salvation, O God, will set.., '.']

t. Psalm 69:32: ['Some mss and ancient versions read ', will see]

u. Psalm 69:32: ['Or ', live]

v. Psalm 69:36: ['Lit ', seed]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 69:1: Job 22:11; Psalm 32:6; Psalm 42:7; Psalm 69:14; Psalm 69:15; Jonah 2:5

B. Psalm 69:2: Psalm 40:2

C. Psalm 69:2: Jonah 2:3

D. Psalm 69:3: Psalm 6:6

E. Psalm 69:3: Deuteronomy 28:32; Psalm 38:10; Psalm 119:82; Psalm 119:123; Isaiah 38:14

F. Psalm 69:4: Psalm 35:19; John 15:25

G. Psalm 69:4: Psalm 35:19; Psalm 38:19; Psalm 59:3

H. Psalm 69:4: Psalm 35:11; Jeremiah 15:10

I. Psalm 69:5: Psalm 38:5

J. Psalm 69:5: Psalm 44:21

K. Psalm 69:6: 2 Samuel 12:14

L. Psalm 69:7: Jeremiah 15:15

M. Psalm 69:7: Psalm 44:15; Isaiah 50:6; Jeremiah 51:51

N. Psalm 69:8: Job 19:13-15; Psalm 31:11; Psalm 38:11

O. Psalm 69:9: Psalm 119:139; John 2:17

P. Psalm 69:9: Psalm 89:41; Psalm 89:50; Romans 15:3

Q. Psalm 69:10: Psalm 35:13

R. Psalm 69:11: Psalm 35:13

S. Psalm 69:11: Job 17:6; Psalm 44:14; Jeremiah 24:9

T. Psalm 69:12: Genesis 19:1; Ruth 4:1

U. Psalm 69:12: Job 30:9

V. Psalm 69:13: Psalm 32:6; Isaiah 49:8; 2 Corinthians 6:2

W. Psalm 69:13: Psalm 51:1

X. Psalm 69:14: Psalm 69:2

Y. Psalm 69:14: Psalm 144:7

Z. Psalm 69:14: Psalm 69:2

AA. Psalm 69:15: Psalm 124:4; Psalm 124:5

AB. Psalm 69:15: Numbers 16:33; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 141:7

AC. Psalm 69:16: Psalm 63:3; Psalm 109:21

AD. Psalm 69:16: Psalm 51:1; Psalm 106:45

AE. Psalm 69:16: Psalm 25:16; Psalm 86:16

AF. Psalm 69:17: Psalm 27:9; Psalm 102:2; Psalm 143:7

AG. Psalm 69:17: Psalm 31:9; Psalm 66:14

AH. Psalm 69:18: 2 Samuel 4:9; Psalm 26:11; Psalm 49:15

AI. Psalm 69:18: Psalm 119:134

AJ. Psalm 69:19: Psalm 22:6; Psalm 31:11

AK. Psalm 69:20: Jeremiah 23:9

AL. Psalm 69:20: Psalm 142:4; Isaiah 63:5

AM. Psalm 69:20: Job 16:2

AN. Psalm 69:21: Deuteronomy 29:18

AO. Psalm 69:21: Matthew 27:34; Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:23; Mark 15:36; Luke 23:36; John 19:28-30

AP. Psalm 69:22: Romans 11:9; Romans 11:10

AQ. Psalm 69:22: 1 Thessalonians 5:3

AR. Psalm 69:23: Isaiah 6:10

AS. Psalm 69:23: Daniel 5:6

AT. Psalm 69:24: Psalm 79:6; Jeremiah 10:25; Ezekiel 20:8; Hosea 5:10

AU. Psalm 69:25: Matthew 23:38; Luke 13:35; Acts 1:20

AV. Psalm 69:26: Zechariah 1:15

AW. Psalm 69:26: Isaiah 53:4

AX. Psalm 69:26: Psalm 109:22

AY. Psalm 69:27: Nehemiah 4:5; Psalm 109:14; Romans 1:28

AZ. Psalm 69:27: Isaiah 26:10

BA. Psalm 69:27: Psalm 103:17

BB. Psalm 69:28: Exodus 32:32; Exodus 32:33; Revelation 3:5

BC. Psalm 69:28: Philippians 4:3; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8; Revelation 20:15

BD. Psalm 69:28: Psalm 87:6; Ezekiel 13:9; Luke 10:20; Hebrews 12:23

BE. Psalm 69:29: Psalm 70:5

BF. Psalm 69:29: Psalm 20:1; Psalm 59:1

BG. Psalm 69:30: Psalm 28:7

BH. Psalm 69:30: Psalm 34:3

BI. Psalm 69:30: Psalm 50:14

BJ. Psalm 69:31: Psalm 50:13; Psalm 50:14; Psalm 51:16

BK. Psalm 69:32: Psalm 34:2

BL. Psalm 69:32: Psalm 22:26

BM. Psalm 69:33: Psalm 12:5

BN. Psalm 69:33: Psalm 68:6

BO. Psalm 69:34: Psalm 96:11; Psalm 98:7; Psalm 148:1-13; Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 49:13

BP. Psalm 69:34: Isaiah 55:12

BQ. Psalm 69:35: Psalm 46:5; Psalm 51:18

BR. Psalm 69:35: Psalm 147:2; Isaiah 44:26

BS. Psalm 69:35: Obadiah 1:17

BT. Psalm 69:36: Psalm 25:13; Psalm 102:28

BU. Psalm 69:36: Psalm 37:29