{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":69,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/68","next":"psalms/70","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 Save me, O God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for the waters are up to my neck."}],"h":"The Waters Are up to My Neck","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"I have sunk into the miry depths, where [there is] no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I have sunk into the miry depths,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"where [there is] no footing;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"I have drifted into deep waters,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"where the flood engulfs me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I am weary from my crying;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my throat is parched."},{"style":"indent1","t":"My eyes fail,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"looking for my God."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"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.","f":["See John 15:25"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Those who hate me without cause"},{"style":"indent2","t":"outnumber the hairs of my head;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"many are those who would destroy me —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my enemies for no reason."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Though I did not steal,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I must repay."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"You know my folly, O God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and my guilt is not hidden from You."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O Lord GOD of Hosts;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"may those who seek You not be dishonored through me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O God of Israel."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For I have endured scorn for Your sake,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and shame has covered my face."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I have become a stranger to my brothers"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.","f":["Cited in John 2:17","Cited in Romans 15:3"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"because zeal for Your house has consumed me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I wept and fasted,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but it brought me reproach."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I made sackcloth my clothing,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and I was sport to them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Those who sit at the gate mock me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and I am the song of drunkards."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But my prayer to You, O LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is for a time of favor."},{"style":"indent1","t":"In Your abundant loving devotion, O God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"answer me with Your sure salvation."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":14,"t":"Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Rescue me from the mire"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and do not let me sink;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"deliver me from my foes"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and out of the deep waters."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do not let the floods engulf me"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or the depths swallow me up;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"let not the Pit close its mouth over me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Answer me, O LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for Your loving devotion is good;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Hide not Your face from Your servant,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for I am in distress."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Answer me quickly!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Draw near to my soul and redeem me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"ransom me because of my foes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace."},{"style":"indent2","t":"All my adversaries are before You."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Insults have broken my heart,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and I am in despair."},{"style":"indent1","t":"I looked for sympathy, but there was none,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for comforters, but I found no one."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They poisoned my food with gall"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.","f":["A slight revocalization of the Hebrew (see also LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate); literally may their prosperity be a trap; cited in Romans 11:9"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"May their table become a snare;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may it be a retribution and a trap."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":23,"t":"May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.","f":["LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and their backs be bent forever."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Pour out Your wrath upon them,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and let Your burning anger overtake them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.","f":["Cited in Acts 1:20"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May their place be deserted;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"let there be no one to dwell in their tents."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For they persecute the one You struck"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and recount the pain of those You wounded."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Add iniquity to their iniquity;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"let them not share in Your righteousness."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May they be blotted out of the Book of Life"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and not listed with the righteous."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"But I [am] in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But I [am] in pain and distress;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"let Your salvation protect me, O God."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":30,"t":"I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will praise God’s name in song"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and exalt Him with thanksgiving."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"And this will please the LORD more than an ox,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"more than a bull with horns and hooves."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":32,"t":"The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The humble will see and rejoice."},{"style":"indent2","t":"You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":33,"t":"For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For the LORD listens to the needy"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and does not despise His captive people."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":34,"t":"Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Let heaven and earth praise Him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the seas and everything that moves in them."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":35,"t":"For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For God will save Zion"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and rebuild the cities of Judah,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that they may dwell there and possess it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":36,"t":"The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The descendants of His servants will inherit it,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and those who love His name will settle in it."}],"style":"indent1"}],"superscription":"For the choirmaster. To the tune of “ Lilies.” Of David."}