Save Me, O God (Psalm 69)
Save me, O God, the waters rise
Engulfing me as hope denies
In mire I sink, no foothold found
The floods consume, my soul is drowning
Save me, O God, hear my plea
In deepest depths, come rescue me
Though shadows fall and foes deride
Your steadfast love will be my guide
I'm weary, Lord, from calling out
My throat is parched, consumed by doubt
My eyes grow dim, I search in vain
For signs of You amidst my pain
Save me, O God, hear my plea
In deepest depths, come rescue me
Though shadows fall and foes deride
Your steadfast love will be my guide
They hate me without cause or end
I bear reproach I cannot mend
Yet in Your mercy, I confide
Let not my shame Your name divide
I am a stranger to my kin
Consumed by zeal, accused of sin
I weep and fast, yet mocked am I
Their scornful songs beneath the sky
Save me, O God, hear my plea
In deepest depths, come rescue me
Though shadows fall and foes deride
Your steadfast love will be my guide
But I will praise Your name in song
Exalt You, Lord, my whole life long
The humble hear and will rejoice
In You, O God, they lift their voice
Save me, O God, hear my plea
Your salvation sets me free
Though trials come and tears reside
In Your great love, I will abide
“Deliver me, O God, for the waters have reached my neck;”
Read Psalm 69:1-19 →Close Psalm 69:1-19 ↑
1For the leader. On shoshannim. Of David.
2Deliver me, O God, for the waters have reached my neck;
3I am sinking into the slimy deep and find no foothold; I have come into the watery depths; the flood sweeps me away.
4I am weary with calling; my throat is dry; my eyes fail while I wait for God.
5More numerous than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without reason; many are those who would destroy me, my treacherous enemies. Must I restore what I have not stolen?
6God, You know my folly; my guilty deeds are not hidden from You.
7Let those who look to You, O Lord, GOD of hosts, not be disappointed on my account; let those who seek You, O God of Israel, not be shamed because of me.
8It is for Your sake that I have been reviled, that shame covers my face;
9I am a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my kin.
10My zeal for Your house has been my undoing; the reproaches of those who revile You have fallen upon me.
11When I wept and fasted, I was reviled for it.
12I made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword among them.
13Those who sit in the gate talk about me; I am the taunt of drunkards.
14As for me, may my prayer come to You, O LORD, at a favorable moment; O God, in Your abundant faithfulness, answer me with Your sure deliverance.
15Rescue me from the mire; let me not sink; let me be rescued from my enemies, and from the watery depths.
16Let the floodwaters not sweep me away; let the deep not swallow me; let the mouth of the Pit not close over me.
17Answer me, O LORD, according to Your great steadfastness; in accordance with Your abundant mercy turn to me;
18do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress; answer me quickly.
19Come near to me and redeem me; free me from my enemies.