Psalms 69:1-10
1For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” ▼ Davidic. Save me, God,for the water has risen to my neck. b
2 I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing;
I have come into deep waters,
and a flood sweeps over me. c
3 I am weary from my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God. d
4 Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful. e
Though I did not steal, I must repay. f
5 God, You know my foolishness,
and my ▼
▼guilt/guilty: The liability to be punished for a fault, a sin, an act, or an omission unless there is forgiveness or atonement; the term normally concerns an objective fact, not a subjective feeling.
guilty acts are not hidden from You. h 6 Do not let those who put their hope in You
be disgraced because of me,
Lord God of ▼
▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel
Hosts;do not let those who seek You
be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel. j
7 For I have endured insults because of You,
and shame has covered my face. k
8 I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother’s sons l
9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me, m
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me. n
10 I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults. o
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