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Psalms 69:1-21

1Save me, O 1God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.3I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my 2God.4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.5Thou, O 3God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.6Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O 4God of Israel.7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;9For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.10And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; —11And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.12They that sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O 5God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:14Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.15Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.16Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;17And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.18Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.19Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.21Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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Notes

1. Psalms 69:1 69.1 Elohim ↩
2. Psalms 69:3 69.3 Elohim ↩
3. Psalms 69:5 69.5 Elohim ↩
4. Psalms 69:6 69.6 Elohim ↩
5. Psalms 69:13 69.13 Elohim ↩

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