The Waters Are up to My Neck 1 WBS To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to my soul. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
2 WBS I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. BSB BSB: I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.
3 WBS I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God. BSB BSB: I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
4 WBS They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. BSB BSB: Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
5 WBS O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. BSB BSB: You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
6 WBS Let not them that wait on thee, O LORD God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. BSB BSB: May those who hope in 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.
7 WBS Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face. BSB BSB: For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
8 WBS I am become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to my mother's children. BSB BSB: I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
9 WBS For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon me. BSB BSB: because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
10 WBS When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. BSB BSB: I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
11 WBS I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them. BSB BSB: I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.
12 WBS They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. BSB BSB: Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
13 WBS But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. BSB BSB: But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
14 WBS Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. BSB BSB: Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.
15 WBS Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. BSB BSB: Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
16 WBS Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving-kindness is good: turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. BSB BSB: Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
17 WBS And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. BSB BSB: Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
18 WBS Draw nigh to my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies. BSB BSB: Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
19 WBS Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: my adversaries are all before thee. BSB BSB: You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
20 WBS Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. BSB BSB: Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
21 WBS They gave me also gall for my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. BSB BSB: They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
22 WBS Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. BSB BSB: May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
23 WBS Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. BSB BSB: May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
24 WBS Pour out thy indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. BSB BSB: Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.
25 WBS Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. BSB BSB: May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
26 WBS For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. BSB BSB: For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
27 WBS Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. BSB BSB: Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.
28 WBS Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. BSB BSB: May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
29 WBS But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. BSB BSB: But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.
30 WBS I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. BSB BSB: I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
31 WBS This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.BSB BSB: And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.
32 WBS The humble shall see this , and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. BSB BSB: The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
33 WBS For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. BSB BSB: For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
34 WBS Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. BSB BSB: Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
35 WBS For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. BSB BSB: For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
36 WBS The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. BSB BSB: The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.
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