Psalm 69

1Save me, God; 2I sink in deep mire, where there is no place to stand; 3I am weary with my crying; my throat is dry; 4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs on my head; 5God, you know my foolishness, 6Let not those who hope in you be put to shame because of me, Lord Yahweh of hosts; 7For your sake I have borne rebuke; 8I have become a stranger to my brothers, 9For the zeal of your house has eaten me up, 10When I wept and did not eat food, 11When I made sackcloth my clothing, 12Those who sit in the city gate talk about me; 13But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, at a time that you will accept; 14Pull me out of the mire, and do not let me sink; 15Do not let the floods of water overwhelm me, 16Answer me, Yahweh, for your covenant faithfulness is good; 17Do not hide your face from your servant, 18Come to me and redeem me. 19You know my rebuke, my shame, and my dishonor; 20Rebuke has broken my heart; I am full of heaviness; 21They gave me poison for my food; 22Let their table before them become a snare; 23Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see; 24Pour out your indignation on them, 25Let their place be a desolation; 26For they persecuted the one you struck down. 27Accuse them of having committed iniquity after iniquity; 28Let them be blotted out of the Book of Life 29But I am poor and sorrowful; 30I will praise the name of God with a song 31That will please Yahweh better than an ox 32The meek have seen it and are glad; 33For Yahweh hears the needy 34Let heaven and earth praise him, 35For God will save Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah;