Psalm 69:1-21

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Psalm 69:1-21

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.

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]

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