Psalm 69:19–33

¹⁹You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.

You see all that my enemies are doing.

²⁰Their insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

If only one person would show some pity;

if only one would turn and comfort me.

²¹But instead, they give me poison for food;

they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

²²Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare

and their prosperity become a trap.

²³Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,

and make their bodies shake continually.

²⁴Pour out your fury on them;

consume them with your burning anger.

²⁵Let their homes become desolate

and their tents be deserted.

²⁶To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;

they add to the pain of those you have hurt.

²⁷Pile their sins up high,

and don’t let them go free.

²⁸Erase their names from the Book of Life;

don’t let them be counted among the righteous.

²⁹I am suffering and in pain.

Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

³⁰Then I will praise God’s name with singing,

and I will honor him with thanksgiving.

³¹For this will please the Lord more than sacrificing cattle,

more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.

³²The humble will see their God at work and be glad.

Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.

³³For the Lord hears the cries of the needy;

he does not despise his imprisoned people.