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href="../psalms/68.htm" title="Psalm 68">◄</a> Psalm 69 <a href="../psalms/70.htm" title="Psalm 70">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/69.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="d">For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Lilies.”</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Save me, O God,</p><p class="line2">for the floodwaters are up to my neck.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;</p><p class="line2">I can’t find a foothold.</p><p class="line1">I am in deep water,</p><p class="line2">and the floods overwhelm me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I am exhausted from crying for help;</p><p class="line2">my throat is parched.</p><p class="line1">My eyes are swollen with weeping,</p><p class="line2">waiting for my God to help me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Those who hate me without cause</p><p class="line2">outnumber the hairs on my head.</p><p class="line1">Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,</p><p class="line2">demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>O God, you know how foolish I am;</p><p class="line2">my sins cannot be hidden from you.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me,</p><p class="line2">O Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.</p><p class="line1">Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated,</p><p class="line2">O God of Israel.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For I endure insults for your sake;</p><p class="line2">humiliation is written all over my face.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;</p><p class="line2">they treat me like a stranger.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Passion for your house has consumed me,</p><p class="line2">and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>When I weep and fast,</p><p class="line2">they scoff at me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,</p><p class="line2">they make fun of me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I am the favorite topic of town gossip,</p><p class="line2">and all the drunks sing about me.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But I keep praying to you, LORD,</p><p class="line2">hoping this time you will show me favor.</p><p class="line1">In your unfailing love, O God,</p><p class="line2">answer my prayer with your sure salvation.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Rescue me from the mud;</p><p class="line2">don’t let me sink any deeper!</p><p class="line1">Save me from those who hate me,</p><p class="line2">and pull me from these deep waters.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,</p><p class="line2">or the deep waters swallow me,</p><p class="line2">or the pit of death devour me.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Answer my prayers, O LORD,</p><p class="line2">for your unfailing love is wonderful.</p><p class="line1">Take care of me,</p><p class="line2">for your mercy is so plentiful.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Don’t hide from your servant;</p><p class="line2">answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Come and redeem me;</p><p class="line2">free me from my enemies.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.</p><p class="line2">You see all that my enemies are doing.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Their insults have broken my heart,</p><p class="line2">and I am in despair.</p><p class="line1">If only one person would show some pity;</p><p class="line2">if only one would turn and comfort me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>But instead, they give me poison<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> for food;</p><p class="line2">they offer me sour wine for my thirst.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare</p><p class="line2">and their prosperity become a trap.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,</p><p class="line2">and make their bodies shake continually.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a></p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Pour out your fury on them;</p><p class="line2">consume them with your burning anger.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Let their homes become desolate</p><p class="line2">and their tents be deserted.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;</p><p class="line2">they add to the pain of those you have hurt.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Pile their sins up high,</p><p class="line2">and don’t let them go free.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Erase their names from the Book of Life;</p><p class="line2">don’t let them be counted among the righteous.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>I am suffering and in pain.</p><p class="line2">Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Then I will praise God’s name with singing,</p><p class="line2">and I will honor him with thanksgiving.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle,</p><p class="line2">more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The humble will see their God at work and be glad.</p><p class="line2">Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>For the LORD hears the cries of the needy;</p><p class="line2">he does not despise his imprisoned people.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Praise him, O heaven and earth,</p><p class="line2">the seas and all that move in them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>For God will save Jerusalem<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a></p><p class="line2">and rebuild the towns of Judah.</p><p class="line1">His people will live there</p><p class="line2">and settle in their own land.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/69-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land,</p><p class="line2">and those who love him will live there in safety.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">69:21 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">gall.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">69:22 </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">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.</span><span class="ft"> Compare Rom 11:9.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">69:23 </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">and let their backs be bent forever.</span><span class="ft"> Compare Rom 11:10.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">69:35 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Zion.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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