Psalms 69 : 1 (NCV)
God, save me, because the water has risen to my neck.
Psalms 69 : 2 (NCV)
I'm sinking down into the mud, and there is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water, and the flood covers me.
Psalms 69 : 3 (NCV)
I am tired from calling for help; my throat is sore. My eyes are tired from waiting for God to help me.
Psalms 69 : 4 (NCV)
There are more people who hate me for no reason than hairs on my head; powerful enemies want to destroy me for no reason. They make me pay back what I did not steal.
Psalms 69 : 5 (NCV)
God, you know what I have done wrong; I cannot hide my guilt from you.
Psalms 69 : 6 (NCV)
Lord God All-Powerful, do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me. God of Israel, do not let your worshipers be disgraced because of me.
Psalms 69 : 7 (NCV)
For you, I carry this shame, and my face is covered with disgrace.
Psalms 69 : 8 (NCV)
I am like a stranger to my closest relatives and a foreigner to my mother's children.
Psalms 69 : 9 (NCV)
My strong love for your Temple completely controls me. When people insult you, it hurts me.
Psalms 69 : 10 (NCV)
When I cry and go without food, they make fun of me.
Psalms 69 : 11 (NCV)
When I wear clothes of sadness, they joke about me.
Psalms 69 : 12 (NCV)
They make fun of me in public places, and the drunkards make up songs about me.
Psalms 69 : 13 (NCV)
But I pray to you, Lord, for favor. God, because of your great love, answer me. You are truly able to save.
Psalms 69 : 14 (NCV)
Pull me from the mud, and do not let me sink. Save me from those who hate me and from the deep water.
Psalms 69 : 15 (NCV)
Do not let the flood drown me or the deep water swallow me or the grave close its mouth over me.
Psalms 69 : 16 (NCV)
Lord, answer me because your love is so good. Because of your great kindness, turn to me.
Psalms 69 : 17 (NCV)
Do not hide from me, your servant. I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!
Psalms 69 : 18 (NCV)
Come near and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
Psalms 69 : 19 (NCV)
You see my shame and disgrace. You know all my enemies and what they have said.
Psalms 69 : 20 (NCV)
Insults have broken my heart and left me weak. I looked for sympathy, but there was none; I found no one to comfort me.
Psalms 69 : 21 (NCV)
They put poison in my food and gave me vinegar to drink.
Psalms 69 : 22 (NCV)
Let their own feasts cause their ruin; let their feasts trap them and pay them back.
Psalms 69 : 23 (NCV)
Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see and their backs be forever weak from troubles.
Psalms 69 : 24 (NCV)
Pour your anger out on them; let your anger catch up with them.
Psalms 69 : 25 (NCV)
May their place be empty; leave no one to live in their tents.
Psalms 69 : 26 (NCV)
They chase after those you have hurt, and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
Psalms 69 : 27 (NCV)
Charge them with crime after crime, and do not let them have anything good.
Psalms 69 : 28 (NCV)
Wipe their names from the book of life, and do not list them with those who do what is right.
Psalms 69 : 29 (NCV)
I am sad and hurting. God, save me and protect me.
Psalms 69 : 30 (NCV)
I will praise God in a song and will honor him by giving thanks.
Psalms 69 : 31 (NCV)
That will please the Lord more than offering him cattle, more than sacrificing a bull with horns and hoofs.
Psalms 69 : 32 (NCV)
Poor people will see this and be glad. Be encouraged, you who worship God.
Psalms 69 : 33 (NCV)
The Lord listens to those in need and does not look down on captives.
Psalms 69 : 34 (NCV)
Heaven and earth should praise him, the seas and everything in them.
Psalms 69 : 35 (NCV)
God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will live there and own the land.
Psalms 69 : 36 (NCV)
The descendants of his servants will inherit that land, and those who love him will live there.
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