1 For the waters havea Lit come to the soulthreatened my life. | |
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2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and ab Lit flowing streamflood overflows me. | |
3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God. | |
4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who wouldc Or silencedestroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; What I did not steal, I then have to restore. | |
5 O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You. | |
6 May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lordd Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel, | |
7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face. | |
8 I have become estrangede Lit tofrom my brothers And an alien to my mother’s sons. | |
9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. | |
10 When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach. | |
11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. | |
12 Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am thef Lit songssong of the drunkards. | |
13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me withg Or the faithfulness of Your salvationYour saving truth. | |
14 Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered fromh Lit those who hate memy foes and from thei Lit deep places of waterdeep waters. | |
15 May thej Lit streamflood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me. | |
16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me, | |
17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly. | |
18 Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies! | |
19 You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries arek Or known to Youbefore You. | |
20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick. And I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none. | |
21 They also gave mel Or poisongallm Or infor my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. | |
22 May their table before them become a snare; Andn Lit for those who are securewhen they are in peace, may it become a trap. | |
23 May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually. | |
24 Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them. | |
25 May theiro Lit encampmentcamp be desolate; May none dwell in their tents. | |
26 For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom You havep Lit piercedwounded. | |
27 Add iniquity to their iniquity, And may they not come into Your righteousness. | |
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not beq Lit writtenrecorded with the righteous. | |
29 But I am afflicted and in pain; r Or Your salvation, O God, will set...May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high. | |
30 I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving. | |
31 And it will please the LORD better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs. | |
32 The humbles Some mss and ancient versions read will seehave seen it and are glad; You who seek God, let your heartt Or liverevive. | |
33 For the LORD hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners. | |
34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them. | |
35 For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it. | |
36 Theu Lit seeddescendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it. | |