Psalms 69 - 71
Save Me, O God
69For the choir director. According to 1Shoshannim. Of David.
Save me, O God,For the awaters have 2threatened my life.2I have sunk in deep aclay, and there is no foothold;I have come into deep waters, and a 1,bflood overflows me.3I am aweary with my calling out; my throat is parched;My beyes fail while I wait for my God.4Those awho hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;Those who would 1destroy me bare powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;cWhat I did not steal, I then have to restore.5O God, it is You who knows amy folly,And 1,ball my guilt is not hidden from You.6May those who hope for You not abe ashamed through me, O Lord Yahweh of hosts;May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,7Because afor Your sake I have borne reproach;bDishonor has covered my face.8I have become aestranged 1from my brothersAnd a foreigner to my mother’s sons.9For azeal for Your house has consumed me,And bthe reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.10When I wept ain my soul with fasting,It became my reproach.11When I made asackcloth my clothing,I became ba byword to them.12Those who adwell at the gate moan about me,And I am bthe drunkards’ songs.13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Yahweh, aat an acceptable time;O God, in the babundance of Your lovingkindness,Answer me with the truth of Your salvation.14Deliver me from the amire and do not let me sink;May I be bdelivered from 1my foes and from the 2,cdeep waters.15May the 1,aflood of water not overflow meNor the deep swallow me up,Nor the bpit shut its mouth on me.16Answer me, O Yahweh, for aYour lovingkindness is good;bAccording to the abundance of Your compassion, cturn to me,17And ado not hide Your face from Your slave,For I am bin distress; answer me quickly.18Oh draw near to my soul and aredeem it;bRansom me because of my enemies!19You know my areproach and my shame and my dishonor;All my adversaries are 1before You.20Reproach has abroken my heart and I am so sick.And bI hoped for sympathy, but there was none,And for ccomforters, but I found none.21They also gave me 1,agall 2for my foodAnd for my thirst they bgave me vinegar to drink.22May atheir table before them become a snare;And 1,bwhen they are in peace, may it become a trap.23May their aeyes darken so that they cannot see,And make their bloins quake continually.24aPour out Your indignation on them,And may Your burning anger overtake them.25May their 1,acamp be desolate;May none dwell in their tents.26For they have apersecuted him whom bYou Yourself have struck down,And they recount the pain of those whom cYou have 1wounded.27Add ainiquity to their iniquity,And bmay they not come into cYour righteousness.28May they be ablotted out of the bbook of lifeAnd may they not be 1,crecorded with the righteous.29But I am aafflicted and in pain;1May Your salvation, O God, bset me securely on high.30I will apraise the name of God with songAnd bmagnify Him with cthanksgiving.31And this will aplease Yahweh better than an oxOr a young bull with horns and hoofs.32The ahumble 1see it and are glad;You who seek God, blet your heart 2revive.33For aYahweh hears the needyAnd bdoes not despise His who are prisoners.34Let aheaven and earth praise Him,The seas and beverything that moves in them.35For God will asave Zion and bbuild the cities of Judah,That they may dwell there and cpossess it.36The aseed of His slaves will inherit it,And those who love His name bwill dwell in it.O Yahweh, Do Not Delay
70For the choir director. Of David. To bring to remembrance.
aO God, hasten to deliver me;O Yahweh, hasten to my help!2aLet those be ashamed and humiliatedWho seek my 1life;Let those be turned back and dishonoredWho delight in 2evil against me.3aLet those 1turn back because of their shameWho say, “Aha, aha!”4Let those be joyful and glad in YouAll who seek YouAnd let them say continually,“Let God be magnified,”Those who love Your salvation.5But aI am afflicted and needy;bHasten to me, O God!You are my help and my protector;O Yahweh, do not delay.