微读圣经

A Plea for Rescue

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” Possibly a tune; Pss 45; 60; 80 Davidic.

1Save me, God,

for the water has risen to my neck. Jb 22:11; Ps 32:6; Jnh 2:5

2I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing;

I have come into deep waters,

and a flood sweeps over me. Ps 40:2; 124:4; Jnh 2:3

3I am weary from my crying;

my throat is parched.

My eyes fail, looking for my God. Ps 6:6; 38:10; 119:82,123

4Those who hate me without cause

are more numerous than the hairs of my head;

my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,

are powerful. Ps 38:19

Though I did not steal, I must repay. Lv 6:2-5; Ps 35:19; Jn 15:25

5God, You know my foolishness,

and my guilty acts are not hidden from You. Ps 38:5; 44:21

6Do not let those who put their hope in You

be disgraced because of me,

Lord God of Hosts;

do not let those who seek You

be humiliated because of me,

God of Israel. Ps 25:2-3

7For I have endured insults because of You,

and shame has covered my face. Ps 44:15; Is 50:6; Jr 51:51

8I have become a stranger to my brothers

and a foreigner to my mother’s sons Jb 19:13-14; Ps 31:11; 38:11

9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, Jn 2:17

and the insults of those who insult You

have fallen on me. Ps 89:50; Rm 15:3

10I mourned and fasted,

but it brought me insults. Ps 35:13; 109:24-25

11I wore sackcloth as my clothing,

and I was a joke to them.

12Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,

and drunkards make up songs about me. Jb 17:6; 30:9; Ps 44:14; Jr 24:9

13But as for me, Lord,

my prayer to You is for a time of favor.

In Your abundant, faithful love, God,

answer me with Your sure salvation. Ps 109:4; Is 49:8; 2Co 6:2

14Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.

Let me be rescued from those who hate me

and from the deep waters. Ps 144:7

15Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me

or the deep swallow me up;

don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me. Nm 16:33; Ps 55:23

16Answer me, Lord,

for Your faithful love is good;

in keeping with Your great compassion,

turn to me. Ps 25:16; 109:21

17Don’t hide Your face from Your servant,

for I am in distress.

Answer me quickly! Ps 27:9; 102:2

18Draw near to me and redeem me;

ransom me because of my enemies. Ps 119:134

19You know the insults I endure —

my shame and disgrace.

You are aware of all my adversaries. Jr 15:15

20Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I waited for sympathy,

but there was none;

for comforters, but found no one. Ps 142:4; Is 63:5

21Instead, they gave me gall A bitter substance for my food,

and for my thirst

they gave me vinegar to drink. Mt 27:34,48; Jn 19:29

22Let their table set before them be a snare,

and let it be a trap for their allies. Ps 35:4-8; Rm 11:9-10; 1Th 5:3

23Let their eyes grow too dim to see,

and let their loins continually shake. Is 6:10; Ezk 29:7; Dn 5:6

24Pour out Your rage on them,

and let Your burning anger overtake them. Ps 79:6; Ezk 21:31; Zph 3:8

25Make their fortification desolate;

may no one live in their tents. Mt 23:38; Lk 13:35; Ac 1:20

26For they persecute the one You struck

and talk about the pain of those You wounded. 2Ch 28:9; Is 53:4; Zch 1:15

27Add guilt to their guilt;

do not let them share in Your righteousness. Neh 4:5; Ps 109:14

28Let them be erased from the book of life

and not be recorded with the righteous. Ex 32:32; Dn 12:1; Rv 3:5

29But as for me — poor and in pain —

let Your salvation protect me, God. Ps 20:1; 70:5

30I will praise God’s name with song

and exalt Him with thanksgiving. Ps 100:4; 107:22

31That will please Yahweh more than an ox,

more than a bull with horns and hooves. Ps 50:13-14; 51:16

32The humble will see it and rejoice.

You who seek God, take heart! Ps 22:26; 34:2

33For the Lord listens to the needy

and does not despise

His own who are prisoners. Ps 12:5; 68:6; 146:7

34Let heaven and earth praise Him,

the seas and everything that moves in them, Ps 96:11; Is 44:23; 49:13

35for God will save Zion

and build up Or and rebuild the cities of Judah.

They will live there and possess it. Ps 147:2; Is 44:26

36The descendants of His servants will inherit it,

and those who love His name will live in it. Ps 102:28; Is 65:9