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Psalm 69

New Living Translation NLT

1 Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.

2 Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.

3 I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.

4 Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.

5 O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you.

6 Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel.

7 For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.

8 Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me; they treat me like a stranger.

9 Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

10 When I weep and fast, they scoff at me.

11 When I dress in burlap to show sorrow, they make fun of me.

12 I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me.

13 But I keep praying to you, LORD, hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation.

14 Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters.

15 Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me.

16 Answer my prayers, O LORD, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful.

17 Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!

18 Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies.

19 You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace. You see all that my enemies are doing.

20 Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.

21 But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

22 Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.

23 Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually.

24 Pour out your fury on them; consume them with your burning anger.

25 Let their homes become desolate and their tents be deserted.

26 To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury; they add to the pain of those you have hurt.

27 Pile their sins up high, and don’t let them go free.

28 Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous.

29 I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

30 Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.

31 For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle, more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.

32 The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.

33 For the LORD hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people.

34 Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.

35 For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land.

36 The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety.

Common English Bible CEB

1 Save me, God, because the waters have reached my neck!

2 I have sunk into deep mud. My feet can't touch the bottom! I have entered deep water; the flood has swept me up.

3 I am tired of crying. My throat is hoarse. My eyes are exhausted with waiting for my God.

4 More numerous than the hairs on my head are those who hate me for no reason. My treacherous enemies, those who would destroy me, are countless. Must I now give back what I didn't steal in the first place?

5 God, you know my foolishness; my wrongdoings aren't hidden from you.

6 LORD God of heavenly forces!— don't let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me. God of Israel!— don't let those who seek you be disgraced because of me.

7 I am insulted because of you. Shame covers my face.

8 I have become a stranger to my own brothers, an immigrant to my mother's children.

9 Because passion for your house has consumed me, the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me!

10 I wept while I fasted— even for that I was insulted.

11 When I wore funeral clothes, people made fun of me.

12 Those who sit at the city gate muttered things about me; drunkards made up rude songs.

13 But me? My prayer reaches you, LORD, at just the right time. God, in your great and faithful love, answer me with your certain salvation!

14 Save me from the mud! Don't let me drown! Let me be saved from those who hate me and from these watery depths!

15 Don't let me be swept away by the floodwaters! Don't let the abyss swallow me up! Don't let the pit close its mouth over me!

16 Answer me, LORD, for your faithful love is good! Turn to me in your great compassion!

17 Don't hide your face from me, your servant, because I'm in deep trouble. Answer me quickly!

18 Come close to me! Redeem me! Save me because of my enemies!

19 You know full well the insults I've received; you know my shame and my disgrace. All my adversaries are right there in front of you.

20 Insults have broken my heart. I'm sick about it. I hoped for sympathy, but there wasn't any; I hoped for comforters, but couldn't find any.

21 They gave me poison for food. To quench my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let the table before them become a trap, their offerings a snare.

23 Let their eyes grow too dim to see; make their insides tremble constantly.

24 Pour out your anger on them— let your burning fury catch them.

25 Let their camp be devastated; let no one dwell in their tents.

26 Because they go after those you've already struck; they talk about the pain of those you've already pierced.

27 Pile guilt on top of their guilt! Don't let them come into your righteousness!

28 Let them be wiped out of the scroll of life! Let them not be recorded along with the righteous!

29 And me? I'm afflicted. I'm full of pain. Let your salvation keep me safe, God!

30 I will praise God's name with song; I will magnify him with thanks

31 because that is more pleasing to the LORD than an ox, more pleasing than a young bull with full horns and hooves.

32 Let the afflicted see it and be glad! You who seek God— let your hearts beat strong again

33 because the LORD listens to the needy and doesn't despise his captives.

34 Let heaven and earth praise God, the oceans too, and all that moves within them!

35 God will most certainly save Zion and will rebuild Judah's cities so that God's servants can live there and possess it.

36 The offspring of God's servants will inherit Zion, and those who love God's name will dwell there.