Psa Psalms, psalm Book of Psalms, psalm 69
The Waters Are up to My Neck
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.
Save me, O God,
for the waters are up to my neck.Isa 43:2
I have sunk into the miry depths,
where there is no footing;
I have drifted into deep waters,
where the flood engulfs me.Psa 40:2; Psa 42:7
I am weary from my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,
looking for my God.
Those who hate me without cause
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are those who would destroy me —
my enemies for no reason.69:4 See John 15:25
Though I did not steal,
I must repay.Psa 35:19; Isa 53:4; Ezk 33:15
You know my folly, O God,
and my guilt is not hidden from You.
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.
For I have endured scorn for Your sake,
and shame has covered my face.
I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
because zeal for Your house has consumed me,69:9 Cited in John 2:17
and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.69:9 Cited in Romans 15:3Jhn 2:17; Rom 15:3
I wept and fasted,
but it brought me reproach.
I made sackcloth my clothing,
and I was sport to them.
Those who sit at the gate mock me,
and I am the song of drunkards.Job 30:9
But my prayer to You, O LORD,
is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant loving devotion, O God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.Isa 49:8
Rescue me from the mire
and do not let me sink;
deliver me from my foes
and out of the deep waters.Psa 40:2
Do not let the floods engulf me
or the depths swallow me up;
let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
Answer me, O LORD,
for Your loving devotion is good;
turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Hide not Your face from Your servant,
for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!Psa 102:2
Draw near to my soul and redeem me;
ransom me because of my foes.
You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace.
All my adversaries are before You.Psa 44:15
Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters, but I found no one.Mat 27:39; Luk 23:49
They poisoned my food with gall
and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.Mat 27:34; Mat 27:48; Jhn 19:29
May their table become a snare;
may it be a retribution and a trap.69:22 A slight revocalization of the Hebrew (see also LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate); literally may their prosperity be a trap; cited in Romans 11:9Rom 11:9
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.69:23 LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10
Pour out Your wrath upon them,
and let Your burning anger overtake them.
May their place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.69:25 Cited in Acts 1:20Act 1:20
For they persecute the one You struck
and recount the pain of those You wounded.Isa 53:4
Add iniquity to their iniquity;
let them not share in Your righteousness.Rom 1:28
May they be blotted out of the Book of Life
and not listed with the righteous.Luk 10:20; Php 4:3; Rev 3:5
But I am in pain and distress;
let Your salvation protect me, O God.
I will praise God’s name in song
and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
And this will please the LORD more than an ox,
more than a bull with horns and hooves.
The humble will see and rejoice.
You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!Psa 22:26
For the LORD listens to the needy
and does not despise His captive people.Psa 34:6
Let heaven and earth praise Him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.Psa 147:12
For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
that they may dwell there and possess it.1Co 3:10
The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
and those who love His name will settle in it.