Today’s Worship Saturday–July 14th, 2012

Greetings Saints!

Psalm 69:1-18

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Lilies.”

¹Save me, O God,
for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
²Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can’t find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
³I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
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.

⁵O God, you know how foolish I am;
my sins cannot be hidden from you.
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.
⁷For I endure insults for your sake;
humiliation is written all over my face.
⁸Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;
they treat me like a stranger.

⁹Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
¹⁰When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.
¹¹When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.
¹²I am the favourite topic of town gossip,
and all the drunks sing about me.

¹³But I keep praying to you, Lord,
hoping this time you will show me favour.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
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.
¹⁵Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.

¹⁶Answer my prayers, O Lord,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
¹⁷Don’t hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
¹⁸Come and redeem me;
free me from my enemies.