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UST PSA Chapter 69

◄ PSA 69 ► ║ ═ ©

69 This is a note for the worship leader: wrote this song. tune is “Lilies.”

1 Please rescue me, God!

I am in great danger, as if I were just about to drown in a flood.

2 It is as if I am sinking in deep mud where there is no solid ground for me to stand on.

It is as if I am in deep water and a flood is swirling around me.

3 I am tired and my throat is dry

because I have been calling to you for help for so long.

I have been looking for so long for you to come and help me

that I have worn out my eyes.

4 There are people who hate me for no reason.

There are so many of these people, it is as if there are more of them than there are hairs on my head!

The enemies who want to harm me are powerful,

and they are telling lies about me.

They are demanding that I pay back things that I did not steal!

5 O God, you know that I have foolishly disobeyed your laws;

you are aware of the sins that I have committed.

6 But Yahweh my Lord, commander of the heavenly armies,

may the wrong things I have done not disappoint the people who trust you.

You are the God whom we Israelite people should worship.

Please do not let me embarrass those who do worship you.

7 People have insulted me because I am loyal to you.

They have thoroughly humiliated me.

8 Even my own family members act as if they do not know me.

9 I care so much about your temple that people are causing trouble for me.

People are speaking disrespectfully of you, and it is as if they are also insulting me.

10 I wept and fasted very sincerely,

but they mocked me for doing that.

11 I wore rough clothing to show that I was sad,

but they used me as an example of a foolish person.

12 Even the elders of the city say bad things about me.

The drunkards in the city sing insulting songs about me.

13 But I will continue praying to you, Yahweh.

You are always very kind to me, as you have promised.

So at the time that you choose,

please answer my prayer by rescuing me,

since you love me faithfully.

14 Rescue me so that it will no longer be as if I were sinking in mud.

Rescue me from my enemies so that it will no longer be as if I were drowning.

15 Make it so that it will no longer be as if a flood were swirling around me

and I was about to go down to the bottom of deep water.

Rescue me so that I do not go to the place where dead people are.

16 Yahweh, it is so good that you faithfully love me,

so please do what I ask.

Because you are very merciful, please help me.

17 I am experiencing much trouble,

so please consider my situation

and act quickly to help me.

18 Come and save me;

please rescue me from my enemies.

19 You know personally how people are insulting, shaming, and dishonoring me.

You know who all my enemies are.

20 Their insults have deeply offended me, and I feel very badly.

I wanted someone to feel sorry for me and encourage me,

but no one did.

21 Instead, they put poison in my food,

and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.

22 May their own food be like a trap that they walk into!

May it harm their health.

23 May their eyes become dim so that they cannot see anything.

May their bodies keep getting weaker.

24 Become angry with them and punish them!

Angrily pursue them until you catch them.

25 Make them abandon their towns

so that no one lives in them anymore.

26 Do this because they did things to harm

people whom you were already disciplining.

They said that people whom you were correcting

were suffering because they had done bad things.

27 Punish them for every wrong thing they have done.

Do not forgive them!

28 Remove their names from the book that records the names of people who have everlasting life;

do not include them in your list of righteous people.

29 As for me, I am in bad circumstances, and I am suffering.

O God, please protect me and save me.

30 When God does that, I will sing a song to praise God,

and I will honor him by thanking him.

31 When I do that, it will please Yahweh more than if I had sacrificed oxen,

yes, he will like that better than if I had offered him full-grown bulls.

32 Humble people will be happy when they see that God has rescued me.

This will encourage people who worship God sincerely.

33 When needy people pray to Yahweh, he does what they ask.

He greatly respects people who suffer for him.

34 May the entire creation praise God:

the birds in the sky, the animals on the land, and the creatures in the sea.

35 May God protect the people who live in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah.

May he strengthen their cities so that they keep living in them as their territory.

36 May the descendants of the people who are loyal to him inherit that territory,

and may those who love him live there safely.