Verse 3
Psalms 69:3
Free Bible Version
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I'm so tired of screaming out for help my throat is totally raw. My eyes are worn out looking for my God (Elohim) to help me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
טָבַ֤עְתִּי בִּ/יוֵ֣ן מְ֭צוּלָה וְ/אֵ֣ין מָעֳמָ֑ד בָּ֥אתִי בְ/מַעֲמַקֵּי מַ֝֗יִם וְ/שִׁבֹּ֥לֶת שְׁטָפָֽתְ/נִי
English Translation
I have sunk in deep waters, and there is no place to stand; I have come into the depths of the sea, and the current has swept me away.
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Chapter 69 Context
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For the music director. To the tune “Lilies.” A psalm of David. God (Elohim), please save me, becaus...
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I'm sinking deeper into the mud—there's no solid ground for me to stand. I find myself in deep water...
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I'm so tired of screaming out for help my throat is totally raw. My eyes are worn out looking for my...
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Those who hate me for no reason are more than the number of hairs on my head. Many enemies try to de...
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5
God (Elohim), you know how foolish I am! My sins are not hidden from you.
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6
Don't let those who trust you be ashamed because of me, Lord God (Elohim) Almighty. Don't let those...
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7
For your sake I put up with the insults; my face shows my embarrassment.
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8
I have become a foreigner to my brother Israelites; a stranger to my very own brothers.
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9
My devotion for your house is burning me up inside; the insults of those who insulted you have falle...
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10
I wept and I fasted, but they mocked me;
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11
I mourned in sackcloth, but they laughed at me.
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12
People sitting by the town gate gossip about me. I'm the subject of rude songs sung by drunks.
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13
But my prayer is to you, Lord, believing this is a good time to respond to me. God (Elohim), in your...
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14
Please rescue me from the mud—don't let me sink! Save me from those who hate me and from drowning in...
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15
Don't let the flood waters wash over me. Don't let the deep waters pull me down. Don't let the grave...
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16
Please answer my prayers, Lord, for you are good and love me with your trustworthy love; because of...
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17
Don't turn away from me, your servant. Please answer me quickly because I'm in trouble.
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18
Come here and rescue me; set me free from my enemies.
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19
You—you know my shame, my disgrace, my humiliation. You see everything my enemies are doing.
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20
Insults have broken my heart—I am so sick there is no cure. I looked for some sympathy, but there wa...
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21
May the table set before them become a trap for them, a net that catches them, bringing punishment.
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May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.
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23
Pour out your judgment on them; chase them down in your fierce anger.
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24
Let the places where they live be deserted. Let their homes be abandoned.
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25
For they persecute those you have punished, and make it even more painful for those you have discipl...
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26
Punish them for the evil they have done. Don't acquit them.
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Blot out their names from the Book of Life. Don't let them be listed with those who do right.
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But I am suffering and in physical pain. God (Elohim), please save me and keep me safe.
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29
I will praise God (Elohim)'s character in song; I will say how incredible he is and how thankful I a...
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30
The Lord is happier with this than with offering animals as sacrifices: cattle, or bulls with horns...
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31
The humble will see this and be happy. May God (Elohim) encourage everyone who comes to him.
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32
God (Elohim) hears the poor, and he does not ignore his people who are in prison.
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33
Praise him heaven and earth, the seas and everything that lives in them!
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34
For God (Elohim) will save Zion, and rebuild the cities of Judah. They will live there and own the l...
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35
The descendants of those who follow him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live ther...
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