Thematic Bible




Psalm 69:1 (show verse)

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

Psalm 69:2 (show verse)

I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.

Psalm 69:3 (show verse)

I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

Psalm 69:4 (show verse)

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

Psalm 69:5 (show verse)

O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you.

Psalm 69:6 (show verse)

Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign Lord and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

Psalm 69:7 (show verse)

For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced.

Psalm 69:8 (show verse)

My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.

Psalm 69:9 (show verse)

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Psalm 69:10 (show verse)

I weep and refrain from eating food, which causes others to insult me.

Psalm 69:11 (show verse)

I wear sackcloth and they ridicule me.

Psalm 69:12 (show verse)

Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.

Psalm 69:13 (show verse)

O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!

Psalm 69:14 (show verse)

Rescue me from the mud! Don't let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!
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Psalm 69:15 (show verse)

Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

Psalm 69:16 (show verse)

Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

Psalm 69:17 (show verse)

Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!
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Psalm 69:18 (show verse)

Come near me and redeem me! Because of my enemies, rescue me!
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Psalm 69:19 (show verse)

You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced; you can see all my enemies.
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Psalm 69:20 (show verse)

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

Psalm 69:21 (show verse)

They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:22 (show verse)

May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

Psalm 69:23 (show verse)

May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!

Psalm 69:24 (show verse)

Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

Psalm 69:25 (show verse)

May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited!

Psalm 69:26 (show verse)

For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

Psalm 69:27 (show verse)

Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

Psalm 69:28 (show verse)

May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

Psalm 69:29 (show verse)

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

Psalm 69:30 (show verse)

I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

Psalm 69:31 (show verse)

That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves.

Psalm 69:32 (show verse)

The oppressed look on -- let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

Psalm 69:33 (show verse)

For the Lord listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

Psalm 69:34 (show verse)

Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

Psalm 69:35 (show verse)

For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.
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Psalm 69:36 (show verse)

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it.