Psalms 69:21-36

21They (self-righteous hypocrites) also gave me gall [poisonous and bitter] for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them]; And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.

23May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].

24Pour out Your indignation on them, And let [the fierceness of] Your burning anger overtake them.

25May their encampment be desolate; May no one dwell in their tents.

26For they have persecuted him whom You have struck, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.

27Add [unforgiven] iniquity to their iniquity [in Your book], And may they not come into Your righteousness.

28May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end] And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).

29But I am sorrowful and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high.

30I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving.

31And it will please the Lord better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

32The humble have seen it and are glad; You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.

33For the Lord hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners.

34Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

35For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, That His servants may remain there and possess it.

36The descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it.