Psalms 69 : 1 (NLV)
Save me, O God, for the waters have almost taken my life.
Psalms 69 : 2 (NLV)
I have gone down into deep mud and there is no place to put my feet. I have come into deep waters and a flood comes over me.
Psalms 69 : 3 (NLV)
I have cried until I am tired. My mouth is dry. My eyes become weak while I wait for my God.
Psalms 69 : 4 (NLV)
Those who hate me, without a reason, are more than the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are powerful. I am made to return things that I did not steal.
Psalms 69 : 5 (NLV)
O God, You know how foolish I am. My sins are not hidden from You.
Psalms 69 : 6 (NLV)
May those who wait for You not be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of All. May those who look for You not lose respect because of me, O God of Israel.
Psalms 69 : 7 (NLV)
I have been put to shame because of You. Shame has covered my face.
Psalms 69 : 8 (NLV)
I have become a stranger to my brothers, a stranger to my mother's sons.
Psalms 69 : 9 (NLV)
For the strong desire for Your house has burned me up. And the bad things said about You have fallen on me.
Psalms 69 : 10 (NLV)
When I cried and went without food, I was put to shame.
Psalms 69 : 11 (NLV)
When I put on clothes made from hair, they made fun of me.
Psalms 69 : 12 (NLV)
Those who sit by the gate talk about me. And I am the song of those who drink too much.
Psalms 69 : 13 (NLV)
But as for me, my prayer is to You at the right time, O Lord. Answer me with Your saving truth in Your great loving-kindness, O God.
Psalms 69 : 14 (NLV)
Take me out of the mud and do not let me go down in it. Take me away from those who hate me and from the deep waters.
Psalms 69 : 15 (NLV)
Keep the flood water from covering me. Do not let the sea swallow me up. Do not let the deep hole close its mouth over me.
Psalms 69 : 16 (NLV)
Answer me, O Lord, for Your loving-kindness is good. Turn to me because of Your great loving-pity.
Psalms 69 : 17 (NLV)
Do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in trouble. Hurry to answer me.
Psalms 69 : 18 (NLV)
Come near to me and save me. Pay the price to set me free from those who hate me.
Psalms 69 : 19 (NLV)
You know how I have been put to shame by the bad things said about me. All those who hate me are before You.
Psalms 69 : 20 (NLV)
Being put to shame has broken my heart, and I feel very sick. I looked for pity but there was none. I looked for someone to comfort me but there was no one.
Psalms 69 : 21 (NLV)
They gave me bitter drink in my food. And because I was thirsty they gave me sour wine.
Psalms 69 : 22 (NLV)
May their table in front of them become a net. May it become a trap when they are in peace.
Psalms 69 : 23 (NLV)
May their eyes grow dark so they cannot see. And may their backs always shake.
Psalms 69 : 24 (NLV)
Pour out Your anger on them. May Your burning anger catch up with them.
Psalms 69 : 25 (NLV)
May their place of living be empty and may no one live in their tents.
Psalms 69 : 26 (NLV)
For they have made it hard for the one You have punished. And they talk about the pain of those You have hurt.
Psalms 69 : 27 (NLV)
Let their sins add up, and may they not become right with You.
Psalms 69 : 28 (NLV)
May they be taken out of the book of life, and not be written down with those who are right with You.
Psalms 69 : 29 (NLV)
But I am suffering and in pain. O God, may You save me and set me up on high.
Psalms 69 : 30 (NLV)
I will praise the name of God with song. And I will give Him great honor with much thanks.
Psalms 69 : 31 (NLV)
This will please the Lord more than any ox or young bull with horns and hoofs.
Psalms 69 : 32 (NLV)
Those without pride will see it and be glad. You who look for God, let your heart receive new strength.
Psalms 69 : 33 (NLV)
For the Lord hears those who are in need, and does not hate His people in prison.
Psalms 69 : 34 (NLV)
Let heaven and earth and the seas and all the things that move in them give thanks to Him.
Psalms 69 : 35 (NLV)
For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah. Then His people may live there and have it for their own.
Psalms 69 : 36 (NLV)
And the children of those who obey Him will have it given to them. Those who love His name will live there.
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