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Psalm 69

Prayer of an Innocent Sufferer: Save Me, O God

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For the choir director. According to “Lilies.”[a] By David.

Prayer of an Innocent Sufferer

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
I sink into the deep mud, where there is no place to stand.
I have entered deep waters, and the rapids rush over me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:1 This may be the name of the tune.

Psalm 69[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

Save me, O God,
    for the waters(A) have come up to my neck.(B)
I sink in the miry depths,(C)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.