New King James Version

New American Standard Bible 1995

1To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” [i]A Psalm[/i] of David. Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.

1For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.

2I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.

2I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.

3I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

3I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

4Those who hate me without a cause Are more than the hairs of my head; They are mighty who would destroy me, Being my enemies wrongfully; Though I have stolen nothing, I still must restore it.

4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

5O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You.

5O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

6Let not those who wait for You, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed because of me; Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel.

6May those who wait for 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,

7Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face.

7Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.

8I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother’s children;

8I have become estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother's sons.

9Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

9For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

10When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach.

10When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.

11I also made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword to them.

11When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

12Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkards.

12Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards.

13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.

13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your saving truth.

14Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.

14Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.

15Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.

15May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

16Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.

16Answer me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,

17And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in trouble; Hear me speedily.

17And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

18Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies.

18Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies!

19You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You.

19You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are before You.

20Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.

20Reproach 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.

21They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

21They also gave me gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22Let their table become a snare before them, And their well-being a trap.

22May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a trap.

23Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; And make their loins shake continually.

23May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually.

24Pour out Your indignation upon them, And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.

24Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.

25Let their dwelling place be desolate; Let no one live in their tents.

25May their camp be desolate; May none dwell in their tents.

26For they persecute the ones You have struck, And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.

26For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

27Add iniquity to their iniquity, And let them not come into Your righteousness.

27Add iniquity to their iniquity, And may they not come into Your righteousness.

28Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous.

28May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

29But I am poor and sorrowful; Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

29But I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

30I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

30I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving.

31This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bull, Which has horns and hooves.

31And it will please the LORD better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

32The humble shall see this and be glad; And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.

32The humble have seen it and are glad; You who seek God, let your heart revive.

33For the LORD hears the poor, And does not despise His prisoners.

33For the LORD hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners.

34Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

34Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

35For God will save Zion And build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.

35For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.

36Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it, And those who love His name shall dwell in it.

36The descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it.

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