Psalm 69

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O God, You know my folly;
My wrongs are not hidden from You.
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Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ^[a]ashamed through me, O Lord ^[b]God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
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Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.
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I have become estranged from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.
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For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
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When I wept and humbled myself with fasting,
It became my reproach.
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When I made sackcloth my clothing [as one in mourning],
I became a byword [a mere object of scorn] to them.
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They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

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But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;
O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].
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Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.
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Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.

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Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.
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Do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.
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Draw near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].
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You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];
My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].

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Reproach and insults have broken my heart and I am so sick.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.
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They (self-righteous hypocrites) also gave me gall [poisonous and bitter] for my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.
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May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].
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Pour out Your indignation on them,
And let [the fierceness of] Your burning anger overtake them.
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May their encampment be desolate;
May no one dwell in their tents.
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For they have persecuted him whom You have struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.
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Add [unforgiven] iniquity to their iniquity [in Your book],
And may they not come into Your ^[c]righteousness.
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May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end]
And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).

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But I am sorrowful and in pain;
May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high.
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I will praise the name of God with song
And magnify Him with thanksgiving.
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And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
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The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.
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For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

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Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.
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For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah,
That His servants may remain there and possess it.
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The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.