Bible-Reading.comPsalm 69
1To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
3I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
5Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.
6Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.
7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;
9For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
10And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; --
11And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.
12They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:
14Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.
15Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
16Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;
17And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.
18Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.
19*Thou* knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
21Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;
23Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
24Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.
25Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.
26For they persecute him whom *thou* hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
27Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.
28Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
29But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.
30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;
31And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, -- a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.
32The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.
33For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.
34Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.
35For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:
36And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
Psalm 70
1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: to bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Jehovah, hasten to my help.
2Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
3Let them turn back because of their shame that say, Aha! Aha!
4Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee, and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified!
5But I am afflicted and needy: make haste unto me, O God. Thou art my help and my deliverer: O Jehovah, make no delay.
Psalm 71
1In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.
2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
3Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth.
6On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee.
7I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,
11Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.
12O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.
13Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
15My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof.
16I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:
18Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come.
19And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee?
20Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;
21Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel.
23My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.
Psalm 72
1For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
2He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.
4He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
5They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.
6He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
7In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.
8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:
11Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.
12For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;
13He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:
14He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.
16There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.
17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
18Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!
19And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.
20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.