Psalm 69:1-71:11

⁵ O God, it is You who knows my folly,
And my wrongs are not hidden from You.
⁶ May those who wait for 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,
⁷ Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Dishonor has covered my face.
⁸ I have become estranged from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.
⁹ For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
¹⁰ When I wept in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.
¹¹ When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.
¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time;
O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with Your saving truth.
¹⁴ Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink;
May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.
¹⁵ May the flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,
¹⁷ And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.
¹⁸ Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies!
¹⁹ You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor;
All my adversaries are before You.

²⁰ Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick.
And I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.
²¹ They also gave me gall for my food
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²² May their table before them become a snare;
And when they are in peace, may it become a trap.
²³ May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually.
²⁴ Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.
²⁵ May their camp be desolate;
May none dwell in their tents.
²⁶ For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.
²⁷ Add iniquity to their iniquity,
And may they not come into Your righteousness.
²⁸ May they be blotted out of the book of life
And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

²⁹ But I am afflicted and in pain;
May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.
³⁰ I will praise the name of God with song
And magnify Him with thanksgiving.
³¹ And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
³² The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, let your heart revive.
³³ For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

³⁴ Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.
³⁵ For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.
³⁶ The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

⁴ Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified.”
⁵ But I am afflicted and needy;
Hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay.

⁷ I have become a marvel to many,
For You are my strong refuge.
⁸ My mouth is filled with Your praise
And with Your glory all day long.
⁹ Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
¹⁰ For my enemies have spoken against me;
And those who watch for my life have consulted together,
¹¹ Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”