Psalm 69:1-5
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Psalm 69
Prayer for Deliverance from Persecution
To the leader: according to Lilies. Of David.
1 Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.(A)
2 I sink in deep mire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood sweeps over me.(B)
3 I am weary with my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
with waiting for my God.(C)
4 More in number than the hairs of my head
are those who hate me without cause;
many are those who would destroy me,
my enemies who accuse me falsely.
What I did not steal,
must I now restore?(D)
5 O God, you know my folly;
the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.(E)
Psalm 69:30-36
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30 I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.(A)
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.(B)
32 Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
you who seek God, let your hearts revive.(C)
33 For the Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his own who are in bonds.(D)
34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.(E)
35 For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his servants shall live[a] there and possess it;(F)
36 the children of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall live in it.(G)
Footnotes
- 69.35 Syr: Heb and they shall live
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