Psalms 69 · Clearspring

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

The Waters Are up to My Neck

¹To the Overseer. --`On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.+ ²I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me.+ ³I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.+ ⁴Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away--I bring back.+ ⁵O God, Thou--Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.+ ⁶Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.+ ⁷For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.+ ⁸A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.+ ⁹For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.+ ¹⁰And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.+ ¹¹And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.+ ¹²Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.+ ¹³And I--my prayer is to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.+ ¹⁴Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.+ ¹⁵Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.+ ¹⁶Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,+ ¹⁷And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress--haste, answer me.+ ¹⁸Be near unto my soul--redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.+ ¹⁹Thou--Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee are all mine adversaries.+ ²⁰Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.+ ²¹And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.+ ²²Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence--for a trap.+ ²³Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.+ ²⁴Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.+ ²⁵Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.+ ²⁶For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.+ ²⁷Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.+ ²⁸They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.+ ²⁹And I am afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.+ ³⁰I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,+ ³¹And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock--horned--hoofed.+ ³²The humble have seen--they rejoice, Ye who seek God--and your heart liveth.+ ³³For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.+ ³⁴The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.+ ³⁵For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.+ ³⁶And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!+

The Waters Are up to My Neck

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