Psalm 69:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8 I am like a stranger
to my relatives
and like a foreigner
to my own family.
9 (A) My love for your house
burns in me like a fire,
and when others insult you,
they insulted me as well.
10 I cried and went without food,[a]
but they still insulted me.
Footnotes
- 69.10 went without food: See the note at 35.13.
Psalm 69:14
Contemporary English Version
14 Don't let me sink in the mud,
but save me from my enemies
and from the deep water.
Psalm 69:17
Contemporary English Version
17 Don't turn away from me.
I am your servant,
and I am in trouble.
Please hurry and help!
Psalm 69:33-35
Contemporary English Version
33 The Lord will listen
when the homeless cry out,
and he will never forget
his people in prison.
34 Heaven and earth
will praise our God,
and so will the oceans
and everything in them.
35 God will rescue Jerusalem,
and he will rebuild
the towns of Judah.
His people will live there
on their own land,
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