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Psalm 69 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Lilies.”

Save me, O God,
for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 - Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can’t find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:3 - I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - O God, you know how foolish I am;
my sins cannot be hidden from you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:7 - For I endure insults for your sake;
humiliation is written all over my face.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:8 - Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;
they treat me like a stranger.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9 - Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:10 - When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 - When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:12 - I am the favorite topic of town gossip,
and all the drunks sing about me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:13 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 - Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 - Answer my prayers, O LORD,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17 - Don’t hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:18 - Come and redeem me;
free me from my enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:19 - You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.
You see all that my enemies are doing.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:20 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - But instead, they give me poison[fn] for food;
they offer me sour wine for my thirst.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:22 - Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare
and their prosperity become a trap.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:23 - Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,
and make their bodies shake continually.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:24 - Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:25 - Let their homes become desolate
and their tents be deserted.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:26 - To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27 - Pile their sins up high,
and don’t let them go free.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28 - Erase their names from the Book of Life;
don’t let them be counted among the righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:29 - I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:30 - Then I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:31 - For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle,
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:32 - The humble will see their God at work and be glad.
Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - For the LORD hears the cries of the needy;
he does not despise his imprisoned people.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:34 - Praise him, O heaven and earth,
the seas and all that move in them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:35 - For God will save Jerusalem[fn]
and rebuild the towns of Judah.
His people will live there
and settle in their own land.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:36 - The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land,
and those who love him will live there in safety.
NLT Footnotes
Or gall.
Greek version reads Let their bountiful table set before them become a snare, / a trap that makes them think all is well. / Let their blessings cause them to stumble, / and let them get what they deserve. Compare Rom 11:9.
Greek version reads and let their backs be bent forever. Compare Rom 11:10.
Hebrew Zion.
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