Psalms 69-72 - Prayer Tents

69[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Lilies.”] Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.H5329H7799H1732H3467H430H4325H935H5315 2Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.H2883H4688H3121H4613H935H4615H4325H7641H7857 3I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.H3021H7121H1627H2787H5869H3615H3176H430 4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.H8130H2600H7231H8185H7218H6789H341H8267H6105H7725H1497 5O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you.H430H3045H200H819H3582 6Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel.H6960H136H3069H6635H954H1245H3637H430H3478 7For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.H5375H2781H3639H3680H6440 8Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me; they treat me like a stranger.H2114H251H5237H517H1121 9Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.H7068H1004H398H2781H2778H5307 10When I weep and fast, they scoff at me.H1058H5315H6685H2781 11When I dress in burlap to show sorrow, they make fun of me.H5414H8242H3830H4912 12I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me.H3427H8179H7878H5058H8354H7941 13But I keep praying to you, Lord, hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation.H8605H3068H7522H6256H430H7230H2617H6030H571H3468 14Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters.H5337H2916H2883H5337H8130H4615H4325 15Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me.H4325H7641H7857H4688H1104H875H332H6310 16Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful.H6030H3068H2617H2896H6437H7230H7356 17Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!H5641H6440H5650H6887H6030H4118 18Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies.H7126H5315H1350H6299H341 19You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace. You see all that my enemies are doing.H3045H2781H1322H3639H6887 20Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.H2781H7665H3820H5136H6960H5110H5162H4672 21But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst.H5414H7219H1267H6772H2558H8248 22Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.H7979H6341H6440H7965H4170 23Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually.H5869H2821H7200H4975H8548H4571 24Pour out your fury on them; consume them with your burning anger.H8210H2195H2740H639H5381 25Let their homes become desolate and their tents be deserted.H2918H8074H3427H168 26To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury; they add to the pain of those you have hurt.H7291H5221H5608H4341H2491 27Pile their sins up high, and don’t let them go free.H5414H5771H5771H935H6666 28Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous.H4229H5612H2416H3789H6662 29I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.H6041H3510H3444H430H7682 30Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.H1984H8034H430H7892H1431H8426 31For this will please the Lord more than sacrificing cattle, more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.H3190H3068H3190H7794H6499H7160H6536 32The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.H6035H7200H8055H3824H2421H1875H430 33For the Lord hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people.H3068H8085H34H959H615 34Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.H8064H776H1984H3220H7430 35For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land.H430H3467H6726H1129H5892H3063H3427H3423 36The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety.H2233H5650H5157H157H8034H7931

70[For the choir director: A psalm of David, asking God to remember him.] Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.H5329H1732H2142H430H5337H2363H5833H3068 2May those who try to kill me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.H954H2659H1245H5315H5472H268H3637H2655H7451 3Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”H7725H6118H1322H559H1889H1889 4But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “God is great!”H1245H7797H8055H157H3444H559H8548H430H1431 5But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay.H6041H34H2363H430H5828H6403H3068H309

71O Lord, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced.H3068H2620H408H5769H954 2Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free.H5337H6666H6403H5186H241H3467 3Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.H6697H4583H8548H935H6680H3467H5553H4686 4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors.H6403H430H3027H7563H3709H5765H2556 5O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.H8615H136H3069H4009H5271 6Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!H5564H990H1491H517H4578H8416H8548 7My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.H4159H7227H5797H4268 8That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.H6310H4390H8416H8597H3117 9And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.H7993H6256H2209H5800H3581H3615 10For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.H341H559H8104H5315H3289H3162 11They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”H559H430H5800H7291H8610H5337 12O God, don’t stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.H430H7368H430H2363H2439H5833 13Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers. Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.H954H3615H7853H5315H5844H2781H3639H1245H7451 14But I will keep on hoping for your help; I will praise you more and more.H3176H8548H8416H3254H3254 15I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.H6310H5608H6666H8668H3117H3045H5615 16I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord. I will tell everyone that you alone are just.H935H1369H136H3069H2142H6666 17O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.H430H3925H5271H5046H6381 18Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.H5704H2209H7872H430H5800H5046H2220H1755H1369H935 19Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God?H6666H430H4791H6213H1419H430 20You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.H7200H7227H7451H6869H2421H7725H5927H7725H8415H776 21You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.H7235H1420H5162H5437 22Then I will praise you with music on the harp, because you are faithful to your promises, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.H3034H3627H5035H571H430H2167H3658H6918H3478 23I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me.H8193H7442H2167H5315H6299 24I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.H3956H1897H6666H3117H954H2659H1245H7451

72[A psalm of Solomon.] Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son.H8010H5414H4428H4941H430H6666H4428H1121 2Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.H1777H5971H6664H6041H4941 3May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful.H2022H5375H7965H5971H1389H6666 4Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.H8199H6041H5971H3467H1121H34H1792H6231 5May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!H3372H5973H8121H3394H6440H1755H1755 6May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.H3381H4306H1488H7241H2222H776 7May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.H3117H6662H6524H7230H7965H3394 8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.H7287H3220H3220H5104H657H776 9Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.H6728H3766H6440H341H3897H6083 10The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.H4428H8659H339H7725H4503H4428H7614H5434H7126H814 11All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.H4428H7812H1471H5647 12He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.H5337H34H7768H6041H5826 13He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them.H2347H1800H34H3467H5315H34 14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him.H1350H5315H8496H2555H3365H1818H5869 15Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long.H2421H5414H2091H7614H6419H8548H3117H1288 16May there be abundant grain throughout the land, flourishing even on the hilltops. May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, and may the people thrive like grass in a field.H6451H1250H776H7218H2022H6529H7493H3844H5892H6692H6212H776 17May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.H8034H5769H8034H5125H5125H6440H8121H1288H1471H833 18Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.H1288H3068H430H430H3478H6213H6381 19Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!H1288H3519H8034H5769H776H4390H3519H543H543 20(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)H8605H1732H1121H3448H3615