Psalm 69–71
Psalm 69a
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.
for the watersu have come up to my neck.v
2 I sink in the miry depths,w
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;x
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,y
looking for my God.
4 Those who hate mez without reasona
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,b
those who seek to destroy me.c
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
5 You, God, know my folly;d
my guilt is not hidden from you.e
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me.
7 For I endure scornf for your sake,g
and shame covers my face.h
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;i
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,j
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.k
10 When I weep and fast,l
I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,m
people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gaten mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.o
in the time of your favor;p
in your great love,q O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.r
15 Do not let the floodwaterss engulf me
or the depths swallow me upt
or the pit close its mouth over me.u
16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;v
in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your facew from your servant;
answer me quickly,x for I am in trouble.y
deliverz me because of my foes.
19 You know how I am scorned,a disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters,b but I found none.c
and gave me vinegard for my thirst.e
22 May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution andb a trap.f
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.g
24 Pour out your wrathh on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;i
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.j
26 For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.k
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;l
do not let them share in your salvation.m
28 May they be blotted out of the book of lifen
and not be listed with the righteous.o
29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
may your salvation, God, protect me.p
30 I will praise God’s name in songq
and glorify himr with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.s
32 The poor will see and be gladt—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!u
33 The Lord hears the needyv
and does not despise his captive people.
34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and all that move in them,w
35 for God will save Zionx
and rebuild the cities of Judah.y
Then people will settle there and possess it;
36 the children of his servants will inherit it,z
and those who love his name will dwell there.a
Psalm 70a
For the director of music. Of David. A petition.
come quickly, Lord, to help me.b
2 May those who want to take my lifec
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace.d
3 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”e
turn back because of their shame.
4 But may all who seek youf
rejoice and be gladg in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
“The Lord is great!”h
5 But as for me, I am poor and needy;i
come quickly to me,j O God.
You are my helpk and my deliverer;l
Lord, do not delay.m
1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;n
let me never be put to shame.o
2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
turn your earp to me and save me.
to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.q
4 Deliverr me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,s
from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.t
5 For you have been my hope,u Sovereign Lord,
my confidencev since my youth.
6 From birthw I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.x
I will ever praisey you.
7 I have become a signz to many;
you are my strong refuge.a
8 My mouthb is filled with your praise,
declaring your splendorc all day long.
9 Do not castd me away when I am old;e
do not forsakef me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemiesg speak against me;
those who wait to killh me conspirei together.
11 They say, “God has forsakenj him;
pursue him and seize him,
for no one will rescuek him.”
12 Do not be farl from me, my God;
come quickly, God, to helpm me.
13 May my accusersn perish in shame;o
may those who want to harm me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.p
14 As for me, I will always have hope;q
I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth will tellr of your righteous deeds,s
of your saving acts all day long—
though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts,t Sovereign Lord;
I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taughtu me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.v
18 Even when I am old and gray,w
do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your powerx to the next generation,
your mighty acts to all who are to come.y
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,z
you who have done great things.a
Who is like you, God?b
20 Though you have made me see troubles,c
many and bitter,
you will restored my life again;
from the depths of the earthe
you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honorf
and comfortg me once more.
22 I will praise you with the harph
for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,i
Holy One of Israel.j
23 My lips will shout for joyk
when I sing praise to you—
I whom you have delivered.l
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,m
for those who wanted to harm men
have been put to shame and confusion.o