Book of Psalms, No. 69
Psalms 69 NASB - New American Standard BibleNo. 69 of the Psalms—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ Save me, O God,
For the 1waters have [a]threatened my life. - I have sunk in deep 2mire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a [b]3flood overflows me. - I am 4weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My 5eyes fail while I wait for my God. - Those 6who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [c]destroy me 7are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
8What I did not steal, I then have to restore. - ¶ O God, it is You who knows 9my folly,
And 10my wrongs are not hidden from You. - May those who wait for You not 11be ashamed through me, O Lord [d]GOD of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel, - Because 12for Your sake I have borne reproach;
13Dishonor has covered my face. - I have become 14estranged [e]from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons. - For 15zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And 16the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. - When I wept 17in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach. - When I made 18sackcloth my clothing,
I became 19a byword to them. - Those who 20sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the [f]21song of the drunkards. - ¶ But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, 22at an acceptable time;
O God, in the 23greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with [g]Your saving truth. - Deliver me from the 24mire and do not let me sink;
May I be 25delivered from [h]my foes and from the [i]26deep waters. - May the [j]27flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the 28pit shut its mouth on me. - ¶ Answer me, O LORD, for 29Your lovingkindness is good;
30According to the greatness of Your compassion, 31turn to me, - And 32do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am 33in distress; answer me quickly. - Oh draw near to my soul and 34redeem it;
35Ransom me because of my enemies! - You know my 36reproach and my shame and my dishonor;
All my adversaries are [k]before You. - ¶ Reproach has 37broken my heart and I am so sick.
And 38I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for 39comforters, but I found none. - They also gave me [l]40gall [m]for my food
And for my thirst they 41gave me vinegar to drink. - ¶ May 42their table before them become a snare;
And [n]43when they are in peace, may it become a trap. - May their 44eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their 45loins shake continually. - 46Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them. - May their [o]47camp be desolate;
May none dwell in their tents. - For they have 48persecuted him whom 49You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom 50You have [p]wounded. - Add 51iniquity to their iniquity,
And 52may they not come into 53Your righteousness. - May they be 54blotted out of the 55book of life
And may they not be [q]56recorded with the righteous. - ¶ But I am 57afflicted and in pain;
[r]May Your salvation, O God, 58set me securely on high. - I will 59praise the name of God with song
And 60magnify Him with 61thanksgiving. - And it will 62please the LORD better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs. - The 63humble [s]have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, 64let your heart [t]revive. - For 65the LORD hears the needy
And 66does not despise His who are prisoners. - ¶ Let 67heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and 68everything that moves in them. - For God will 69save Zion and 70build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and 71possess it. - The [u]72descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name 73will dwell in it.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Lit come to the soul
- ^ Lit flowing stream
- ^ Or silence
- ^ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- ^ Lit to
- ^ Lit songs
- ^ Or the faithfulness of Your salvation
- ^ Lit those who hate me
- ^ Lit deep places of water
- ^ Lit stream
- ^ Or known to You
- ^ Or poison
- ^ Or in
- ^ Lit for those who are secure
- ^ Lit encampment
- ^ Lit pierced
- ^ Lit written
- ^ Or Your salvation, O God, will set...
- ^ Some mss and ancient versions read will see
- ^ Or live
- ^ Lit seed
REFERENCES
- ^ Jb 22:11; Ps 32:6; 42:7; 69:14, 15; Jon 2:5
- ^ Ps 40:2
- ^ Jon 2:3
- ^ Ps 6:6
- ^ De 28:32; Ps 38:10; 119:82, 123; Is 38:14
- ^ Ps 35:19; Jn 15:25
- ^ Ps 35:19; 38:19; 59:3
- ^ Ps 35:11; Je 15:10
- ^ Ps 38:5
- ^ Ps 44:21
- ^ 2Sa 12:14
- ^ Je 15:15
- ^ Ps 44:15; Is 50:6; Je 51:51
- ^ Jb 19:13-15; Ps 31:11; 38:11
- ^ Ps 119:139; Jn 2:17
- ^ Ps 89:41, 50; Ro 15:3
- ^ Ps 35:13
- ^ 1Ki 20:31; Ps 35:13
- ^ 1Ki 9:7; Jb 17:6; Ps 44:14; Je 24:9
- ^ Ge 19:1; Ru 4:1
- ^ Jb 30:9
- ^ Ps 32:6; Is 49:8; 2Co 6:2
- ^ Ps 51:1
- ^ Ps 69:2
- ^ Ps 144:7
- ^ Ps 69:2
- ^ Ps 124:4, 5
- ^ Nu 16:33; Ps 28:1; 141:7
- ^ Ps 63:3; 109:21
- ^ Ps 51:1; 106:45
- ^ Ps 25:16; 86:16
- ^ Ps 27:9; 102:2; 143:7
- ^ Ps 31:9; 66:14
- ^ 2Sa 4:9; Ps 26:11; 49:15
- ^ Ps 119:134
- ^ Ps 22:6; 31:11
- ^ Je 23:9
- ^ Ps 142:4; Is 63:5
- ^ Jb 16:2
- ^ De 29:18
- ^ Mt 27:34, 48; Mr 15:23, 36; Lu 23:36; Jn 19:28-30
- ^ Ro 11:9, 10
- ^ 1Th 5:3
- ^ Is 6:10
- ^ Da 5:6
- ^ Ps 79:6; Je 10:25; Eze 20:8; Ho 5:10
- ^ Mt 23:38; Lu 13:35; Ac 1:20
- ^ 2Ch 28:9; Zc 1:15
- ^ Is 53:4
- ^ Ps 109:22
- ^ Ne 4:5; Ps 109:14; Ro 1:28
- ^ Is 26:10
- ^ Ps 103:17
- ^ Ex 32:32, 33; Re 3:5
- ^ Pp 4:3; Re 13:8; 17:8; 20:15
- ^ Ps 87:6; Eze 13:9; Lu 10:20; Heb 12:23
- ^ Ps 70:5
- ^ Ps 20:1; 59:1
- ^ Ps 28:7
- ^ Ps 34:3
- ^ Ps 50:14
- ^ Ps 50:13, 14; 51:16
- ^ Ps 34:2
- ^ Ps 22:26
- ^ Ps 12:5
- ^ Ps 68:6
- ^ Ps 96:11; 98:7; 148:1-13; Is 44:23; 49:13
- ^ Is 55:12
- ^ Ps 46:5; 51:18
- ^ Ps 147:2; Is 44:26
- ^ Ob 17
- ^ Ps 25:13; 102:28
- ^ Ps 37:29
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