1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. | C | TOSK |
2 I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me. | C | TOSK |
3 I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. | C | TOSK |
4 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. | IP | C | TOSK | ATN |
5 You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You. | C | TOSK |
6 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. | C | TOSK |
7 For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. | C | TOSK |
8 I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, | C | TOSK |
9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. | IP¹ | IP² | C | TOSK | ATN |
10 I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
11 I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
12 Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
13 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. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
14 Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
15 Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion. | C | TOSK |
17 Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly! | C | TOSK |
18 Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes. | C | TOSK |
19 You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You. | TOSK |
20 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. | TOSK |
21 They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst. | IP | TOSK | ATN |
22 May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. | IP | TOSK | ATN |
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. | TOSK |
24 Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them. | TOSK |
25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. | TOSK | ATN |
26 For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded. | TOSK |
27 Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness. | TOSK |
28 May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous. | TOSK | ATN |
29 But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God. | C | TOSK |
30 I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving. | C | TOSK |
31 And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves. | C | TOSK |
32 The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived! | C | TOSK |
33 For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people. | C | TOSK |
34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them. | C | TOSK |
35 For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it. | C | TOSK |
36 The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it. | TOSK |