1Save me, O God, For the 1waters have threatened* my life.
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I have sunk in deep2mire, and there is nofoothold; I have come into deepwaters, and a 3floodoverflows me.
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I am 4weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My 5eyesfail while I wait for my God.
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Those 6who hate me without a cause are morethan the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy me 7are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; 8What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
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O God, it is You who knows9my folly, And 10my wrongs are not hidden from You.
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May those who wait for You not 11be ashamed through me, O LordGOD of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
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Because12for Your sake I have bornereproach; 13Dishonor has covered my face.
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I havebecome14estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother'ssons.
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For 15zeal for Your house has consumed me, And 16the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
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When I wept17in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.
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When I made18sackcloth my clothing, I became19a byword to them.
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Those who 20sit in the gatetalk about me, And I am the 21song of the drunkards*.
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But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, 22at an acceptabletime; O God, in the 23greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your savingtruth.
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Deliver me from the 24mire and do not let me sink; May I be 25delivered from my foes and from the 26deepwaters.
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May the 27flood of water not overflow me Nor the deepswallow me up, Nor the 28pitshut its mouth on me.
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Answer me, O LORD, for 29Your lovingkindness is good; 30According to the greatness of Your compassion, 31turn to me,
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And 32do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am 33in distress; answer me quickly.
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Oh drawnear to my soul and 34redeem it; 35Ransom me because of my enemies!
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You know my 36reproach and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are before You.
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Reproach has 37broken my heart and I am so sick. And 38I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for 39comforters, but I foundnone.
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They also gave me 40gall for my food And for my thirst they 41gave me vinegar to drink.
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May 42their tablebefore them become a snare; And 43when they are in peace, may it become a trap.
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May their 44eyesgrowdimso that they cannotsee, And make their 45loinsshakecontinually.
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46Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burningangerovertake them.
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May their 47camp be desolate; May nonedwell in their tents.
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For they have 48persecuted him whom49You Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom 50You have wounded.
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Add51iniquity to their iniquity, And 52may they not come into 53Your righteousness.
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May they be 54blotted out of the 55book of life And may they not be 56recorded with the righteous.
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But I am 57afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, 58set me securely on high.
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I will 59praise the name of God with song And 60magnify Him with 61thanksgiving.
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And it will 62please the LORDbetterthan an ox Or a youngbull with horns and hoofs.
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The 63humble have seen it and are glad; You who seekGod, 64let your heartrevive.
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For 65the LORDhears the needy And 66does not despise His who are prisoners.
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Let 67heaven and earthpraise Him, The seas and 68everything that moves in them.
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For God will 69saveZion and 70build the cities of Judah, That they may dwellthere and 71possess it.
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The 72descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name73will dwell in it.