Psalm 69 - Heartlight

¹Save me, O God,

for the waters are up to my neck.

²I have sunk into the miry depths,

where there is no footing;

I have drifted into deep waters,

where the flood engulfs me.

³I am weary from my crying;

my throat is parched.

My eyes fail,

looking for my God.

⁴Those who hate me without cause

outnumber the hairs of my head;

many are those who would destroy me —

my enemies for no reason.

Though I did not steal,

I must repay.

⁵You know my folly, O God,

and my guilt is not hidden from You.

⁶May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me,

O Lord GOD of Hosts;

may those who seek You not be dishonored through me,

O God of Israel.

⁷For I have endured scorn for Your sake,

and shame has covered my face.

⁸I have become a stranger to my brothers

and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

⁹because zeal for Your house has consumed me,

and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

¹⁰I wept and fasted,

but it brought me reproach.

¹¹I made sackcloth my clothing,

and I was sport to them.

¹²Those who sit at the gate mock me,

and I am the song of drunkards.

¹³But my prayer to You, O LORD,

is for a time of favor.

In Your abundant loving devotion, O God,

answer me with Your sure salvation.

¹⁴Rescue me from the mire

and do not let me sink;

deliver me from my foes

and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵Do not let the floods engulf me

or the depths swallow me up;

let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

¹⁶Answer me, O LORD,

for Your loving devotion is good;

turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

¹⁷Hide not Your face from Your servant,

for I am in distress.

Answer me quickly!

¹⁸Draw near to my soul and redeem me;

ransom me because of my foes.

¹⁹You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace.

All my adversaries are before You.

²⁰Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

for comforters, but I found no one.

²¹They poisoned my food with gall

and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

²²May their table become a snare;

may it be a retribution and a trap.

²³May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,

and their backs be bent forever.

²⁴Pour out Your wrath upon them,

and let Your burning anger overtake them.

²⁵May their place be deserted;

let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

²⁶For they persecute the one You struck

and recount the pain of those You wounded.

²⁷Add iniquity to their iniquity;

let them not share in Your righteousness.

²⁸May they be blotted out of the Book of Life

and not listed with the righteous.

²⁹But I am in pain and distress;

let Your salvation protect me, O God.

³⁰I will praise God’s name in song

and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

³¹And this will please the LORD more than an ox,

more than a bull with horns and hooves.

³²The humble will see and rejoice.

You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

³³For the LORD listens to the needy

and does not despise His captive people.

³⁴Let heaven and earth praise Him,

the seas and everything that moves in them.

³⁵For God will save Zion

and rebuild the cities of Judah,

that they may dwell there and possess it.

³⁶The descendants of His servants will inherit it,

and those who love His name will settle in it.

— Psalm 69

(BSB)

Related Resources from Heartlight

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Psalm 69:30-32

Devo: Today's Verse

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The Lord Hears their Cries

Devo: Passion for Praise

"The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God's help be encouraged. For the Lord hears the cries of the needy; he does not....."

Psalm 69:17-18

Devo: Today's Verse

"Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble. Come near and rescue me; redeem me because of my foes."

Psalm 69:5-6

Devo: Today's Verse

"You know my folly, O God; my guilt is not hidden from you. May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, O Lord, the LORD Almighty; may those who..."

Come rescue me!

Illustration of Psalm 69:17-18

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 69:17-18 -- Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble. Come near and rescue me; redeem me because of my foes.

Psalm 69:30

Devo: Today's Verse

"I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. "

Psalm 69:6

Devo: Today's Verse

"May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, O Lord, the LORD Almighty; may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me, O God of Israel."

Sing! Sing!

Illustration of Psalm 69:30

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 69:30 -- I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

Those who Hope in You

Illustration of Psalm 69:6

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 69:6 -- May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, O Lord, the LORD Almighty; may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me, O God of Israel.

Cross References for Psalm 69

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