Psalm 69-71

New International Version

Psalm 69^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

¹Save me, O God,
    for the waters^(A) have come up to my neck.^(B)
²I sink in the miry depths,^(C)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
³I am worn out calling for help;^(D)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,^(E)
    looking for my God.
⁴Those who hate me^(F) without reason^(G)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,^(H)
    those who seek to destroy me.^(I)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

⁵You, God, know my folly;^(J)
my guilt is not hidden from you.^(K)

⁶Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
⁷For I endure scorn^(L) for your sake,^(M)
    and shame covers my face.^(N)
⁸I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;^(O)
⁹for zeal for your house consumes me,^(P)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(Q)
¹⁰When I weep and fast,^(R)
    I must endure scorn;
¹¹when I put on sackcloth,^(S)
    people make sport of me.
¹²Those who sit at the gate^(T) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.^(U)

¹³But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;^(V)
in your great love,^(W) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
¹⁴Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.^(X)
¹⁵Do not let the floodwaters^(Y) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up^(Z)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.^(AA)

¹⁶Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;^(AB)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
¹⁷Do not hide your face^(AC) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,^(AD) for I am in trouble.^(AE)
¹⁸Come near and rescue me;
    deliver^(AF) me because of my foes.

¹⁹You know how I am scorned,^(AG) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
²⁰Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,^(AH) but I found none.^(AI)
²¹They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar^(AJ) for my thirst.^(AK)

²²May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and^[b] a trap.^(AL)
²³May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.^(AM)
²⁴Pour out your wrath^(AN) on them;
    let your fierce anger overtake them.
²⁵May their place be deserted;^(AO)
    let there be no one to dwell in their tents.^(AP)
²⁶For they persecute those you wound
    and talk about the pain of those you hurt.^(AQ)
²⁷Charge them with crime upon crime;^(AR)
    do not let them share in your salvation.^(AS)
²⁸May they be blotted out of the book of life^(AT)
    and not be listed with the righteous.^(AU)

²⁹But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
may your salvation, God, protect me.^(AV)

³⁰I will praise God’s name in song^(AW)
    and glorify him^(AX) with thanksgiving.
³¹This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.^(AY)
³²The poor will see and be glad^(AZ)—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!^(BA)
³³The Lord hears the needy^(BB)
    and does not despise his captive people.

³⁴Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,^(BC)
³⁵for God will save Zion^(BD)
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.^(BE)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
³⁶    the children of his servants will inherit it,^(BF)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.^(BG)

Psalm 70^[c]^(BH)

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

¹Hasten, O God, to save me;
come quickly, Lord, to help me.^(BI)

²May those who want to take my life^(BJ)
    be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
    be turned back in disgrace.^(BK)
³May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”^(BL)
    turn back because of their shame.
⁴But may all who seek you^(BM)
    rejoice and be glad^(BN) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”^(BO)

⁵But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(BP)
come quickly to me,^(BQ) O God.
You are my help^(BR) and my deliverer;^(BS)
Lord, do not delay.^(BT)

Psalm 71^(BU)

¹In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;^(BV)
    let me never be put to shame.^(BW)
²In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
    turn your ear^(BX) to me and save me.
³Be my rock of refuge,
    to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
    for you are my rock and my fortress.^(BY)
⁴Deliver^(BZ) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,^(CA)
    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.^(CB)

⁵For you have been my hope,^(CC) Sovereign Lord,
    my confidence^(CD) since my youth.
⁶From birth^(CE) I have relied on you;
    you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.^(CF)
    I will ever praise^(CG) you.
⁷I have become a sign^(CH) to many;
    you are my strong refuge.^(CI)
⁸My mouth^(CJ) is filled with your praise,
    declaring your splendor^(CK) all day long.

⁹Do not cast^(CL) me away when I am old;^(CM)
    do not forsake^(CN) me when my strength is gone.
¹⁰For my enemies^(CO) speak against me;
    those who wait to kill^(CP) me conspire^(CQ) together.
¹¹They say, “God has forsaken^(CR) him;
    pursue him and seize him,
    for no one will rescue^(CS) him.”
¹²Do not be far^(CT) from me, my God;
    come quickly, God, to help^(CU) me.
¹³May my accusers^(CV) perish in shame;^(CW)
    may those who want to harm me
    be covered with scorn and disgrace.^(CX)

¹⁴As for me, I will always have hope;^(CY)
I will praise you more and more.

¹⁵My mouth will tell^(CZ) of your righteous deeds,^(DA)
    of your saving acts all day long—
    though I know not how to relate them all.
¹⁶I will come and proclaim your mighty acts,^(DB) Sovereign Lord;
    I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
¹⁷Since my youth, God, you have taught^(DC) me,
    and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.^(DD)
¹⁸Even when I am old and gray,^(DE)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power^(DF) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.^(DG)

¹⁹Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,^(DH)
    you who have done great things.^(DI)
    Who is like you, God?^(DJ)
²⁰Though you have made me see troubles,^(DK)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore^(DL) my life again;
from the depths of the earth^(DM)
    you will again bring me up.
²¹You will increase my honor^(DN)
    and comfort^(DO) me once more.

²²I will praise you with the harp^(DP)
    for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,^(DQ)
    Holy One of Israel.^(DR)
²³My lips will shout for joy^(DS)
    when I sing praise to you—
    I whom you have delivered.^(DT)
²⁴My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
    all day long,^(DU)
for those who wanted to harm me^(DV)
    have been put to shame and confusion.^(DW)