Psalms 69:22-36

22Please God, cause their feasts to become a trap for them. Let it bring trouble to them and their friends.

23Let their eyes be in the dark so that they cannot see. Let their bodies become weak.

24Yes, punish them, because you are so angry with them!

25Let their homes become empty, so that nobody lives in them any more.

26Do this, because they chase after the people that you have already punished. They talk about the pain of the people that you have hurt.

27Make a note of all their sins. Do not ever forgive them, so that they are righteous.

28Remove their names from the book of living people. Do not write their names on the list of righteous people.

29But I have pain in my body and trouble in my mind. God, rescue me and keep me safe!

30I will sing to praise God's name! I will thank him because he is great!

31That will please the Lord more than if I offer him an ox, or a great bull with horns.

32When humble people see it, they will be very happy. People who want to serve God will become strong in their lives.

33For the Lord listens to the prayers of poor people. He does not forget to help his people when they are prisoners.

34Heaven and earth should praise him! The seas and everything that lives in them should praise him!

35For God will rescue Zion's people. He will build again Judah's cities. Then his people will live there. The land will belong to them again.

36Then the descendants of his servants will have the land for themselves. The people who love God will live there safely.