Hail to You, our King, obedient to the Father;
You were led to Your crucifixion
like a gentle lamb to the slaughter.
I pray to You, Lord, in the time of Your favor,
in Your great love — answer me with
Your sure salvation! –Cf. Psalm 69:13
A Psalm of David — Prayer in the Time of Troubles
Save me, O God, for the waters
have come up to my neck.
I sink in the miry depths,
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
I am worn out calling for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Those who hate me without reason
outnumber the hairs of my head;
Many are my enemies without cause,
those who seek to destroy me.
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
You God know my folly;
my guilt is not hidden from You.
Lord, the Lord Almighty,
may those who hope in You
not be disgraced because of me.
God of Israel,
may those who seek You
not be put to shame because of me.
For I endure the scorn for Your sake
and shame covers my face.
I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children:
For zeal for Your House consumes me
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn;
when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me.
Those who sit at the gate mock me
and I am the song of the drunkards.
I pray to You, Lord,
in the time of Your favor;
In Your great love, O God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.
Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.
Do not let the floodgates engulf me
or the depths swallow me up
or the pit close its mouth over me.
Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of Your love;
In Your great mercy turn to me.
Do not hide Your face from Your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.
Come near and rescue me;
deliver me because of my foes.
You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies before You.
Scorn has broken my heart
and has my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy but there was none,
for comforters but I found none.
They put gall (something bitter) in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution and a trap.
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see
and their backs be bent forever.
Pour out Your wrath on them;
let Your fierce anger overtake them.
May their place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
For they persecute those You wound
and talk about the pain of those You hurt.
Charge them with crime upon crime;
do not let them share in Your salvation.
May they be blotted out of the Book of Life
and not listed with the righteous.
As for me, afflicted with pain,
may Your salvation, God, protect me!
I will praise God’s name in song
and glorify Him with thanksgiving!
This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
The poor will see and be glad — you who seek God,
may your hearts live!
The Lord hears the needy
and does not despise His captive people.
Let heaven and earth praise Him,
the seas and all that move in them
for God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle there and possess it;
the children of His servants will inherit it
and those who love His name will dwell there. –Psalm 69:1-36
You May Know the Joy of Salvation and Eternal Life
in Heaven Today, Through The Good News
of Christ Jesus!
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