Psalms 69:1–12 · BSB
69:1
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
69:2
I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.
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69:3
I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
69:4
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
69:5
You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
69:6
May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
69:7
For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
69:8
I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
69:9
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
69:10
I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
69:11
I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.
69:12
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
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