| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. | 1For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck. |
| 2I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me. | 2I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me. |
| 3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. | 3I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. |
| 4Those 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. | 4Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal! |
| 5You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You. | 5O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you. |
| 6May 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. | 6Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign LORD and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel! |
| 7For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. | 7For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced. |
| 8I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, | 8My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner. |
| 9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. | 9Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you. |
| 10I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach. | 10I weep and refrain from eating food, which causes others to insult me. |
| 11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them. | 11I wear sackcloth and they ridicule me. |
| 12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. | 12Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs. |
| 13But 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. | 13O LORD, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance! |
| 14Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. | 14Rescue me from the mud! Don't let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water! |
| 15Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me. | 15Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me! |
| 16Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion. | 16Answer me, O LORD, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me! |
| 17Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly! | 17Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! |
| 18Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes. | 18Come near me and redeem me! Because of my enemies, rescue me! |
| 19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You. | 19You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced; you can see all my enemies. |
| 20Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. | 20Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none. |
| 21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst. | 21They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. |
| 22May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. | 22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends! |
| 23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. | 23May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently! |
| 24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them. | 24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them! |
| 25May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. | 25May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited! |
| 26For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded. | 26For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish. |
| 27Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness. | 27Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them! |
| 28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous. | 28May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly! |
| 29But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God. | 29I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me! |
| 30I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving. | 30I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks! |
| 31And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves. | 31That will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves. |
| 32The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived! | 32The oppressed look on--let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged! |
| 33For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people. | 33For the LORD listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people. |
| 34Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them. | 34Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them! |
| 35For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it. | 35For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion. |
| 36The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it. | 36The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it. |
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