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Book of Psalms, No. 69

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No. 69 of the Psalms—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ Save me, O God!
    For the waters have come up to my neck.
  2. I sink in deep mire,
      where there is no foothold;
    I have come into deep waters,
      and the flood sweeps over me.
  3. I am weary with my crying;
      my throat is parched.
    My eyes grow dim
      with waiting for my God.
  4. ¶ More in number than the hairs of my head
      are those who hate me without cause;
    mighty are those who would destroy me,
      those who attack me with lies.
    What I did not steal
      must I now restore?
  5. O God, thou knowest my folly;
      the wrongs I have done are not hidden from thee.
  6. ¶ Let not those who hope in thee be put to shame through me,
      O Lord GOD of hosts;
    let not those who seek thee be brought to dishonor through me,
      O God of Israel.
  7. For it is for thy sake that I have borne reproach,
      that shame has covered my face.
  8. I have become a stranger to my brethren,
      an alien to my mother’s sons.
  9. ¶ For zeal for thy house has consumed me,
      and the insults of those who insult thee have fallen on me.
  10. When I humbled[a] my soul with fasting,
      it became my reproach.
  11. When I made sackcloth my clothing,
      I became a byword to them.
  12. I am the talk of those who sit in the gate,
      and the drunkards make songs about me.
  13. ¶ But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD.
      At an acceptable time, O God,
      in the abundance of thy steadfast love answer me.
    With thy faithful help
  14. rescue me
      from sinking in the mire;
    let me be delivered from my enemies
      and from the deep waters.
  15. Let not the flood sweep over me,
      or the deep swallow me up,
      or the pit close its mouth over me.
  16. ¶ Answer me, O LORD, for thy steadfast love is good;
      according to thy abundant mercy, turn to me.
  17. Hide not thy face from thy servant;
      for I am in distress, make haste to answer me.
  18. Draw near to me, redeem me,
      set me free because of my enemies!
  19. ¶ Thou knowest my reproach,
      and my shame and my dishonor;
      my foes are all known to thee.
  20. Insults have broken my heart,
      so that I am in despair.
    I looked for pity, but there was none;
      and for comforters, but I found none.
  21. They gave me poison for food,
      and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
  22. ¶ Let their own table before them become a snare;
      let their sacrificial feasts[b] be a trap.
  23. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see;
      and make their loins tremble continually.
  24. Pour out thy indignation upon them,
      and let thy burning anger overtake them.
  25. May their camp be a desolation,
      let no one dwell in their tents.
  26. For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten,
      and him[c] whom thou hast wounded, they afflict still more.[d]
  27. Add to them punishment upon punishment;
      may they have no acquittal from thee.
  28. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living;
      let them not be enrolled among the righteous.
  29. ¶ But I am afflicted and in pain;
      let thy salvation, O God, set me on high!
  30. ¶ I will praise the name of God with a song;
      I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
  31. This will please the LORD more than an ox
      or a bull with horns and hoofs.
  32. Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
      you who seek God, let your hearts revive.
  33. For the LORD hears the needy,
      and does not despise his own that are in bonds.
  34. ¶ Let heaven and earth praise him,
      the seas and everything that moves therein.
  35. For God will save Zion
      and rebuild the cities of Judah;
    and his servants shall dwell[e] there and possess it;
  36. the children of his servants shall inherit it,
      and those who love his name shall dwell in it.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Gk Syr: Heb I wept with fasting my soul or I made my soul mourn with fasting
  2. ^ Tg: Heb for security
  3. ^ One Ms Tg Compare Syr: Heb those
  4. ^ Gk Syr: Heb recount the pain of
  5. ^ Syr: Heb and they shall dwell

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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