| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1For the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. | 1Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck. |
| 2I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. | 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 worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. | 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 reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal. | 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. |
| 5You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you. | 5O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you. |
| 6Lord, the LORD Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me. | 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 scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. | 7For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face. |
| 8I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother's children; | 8Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me; they treat me like a stranger. |
| 9for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me. | 9Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. |
| 10When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn; | 10When I weep and fast, they scoff at me. |
| 11when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me. | 11When I dress in burlap to show sorrow, they make fun of me. |
| 12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards. | 12I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me. |
| 13But I pray to you, LORD, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. | 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. |
| 14Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters. | 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. |
| 15Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me. | 15Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me. |
| 16Answer me, LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. | 16Answer my prayers, O LORD, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful. |
| 17Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble. | 17Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble! |
| 18Come near and rescue me; deliver me because of my foes. | 18Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies. |
| 19You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you. | 19You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace. You see all that my enemies are doing. |
| 20Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none. | 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. |
| 21They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst. | 21But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst. |
| 22May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap. | 22Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap. |
| 23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. | 23Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually. |
| 24Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them. | 24Pour out your fury on them; consume them with your burning anger. |
| 25May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. | 25Let their homes become desolate and their tents be deserted. |
| 26For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt. | 26To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury; they add to the pain of those you have hurt. |
| 27Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. | 27Pile their sins up high, and don’t let them go free. |
| 28May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. | 28Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous. |
| 29But as for me, afflicted and in pain-- may your salvation, God, protect me. | 29I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power. |
| 30I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. | 30Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving. |
| 31This will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves. | 31For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle, more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves. |
| 32The poor will see and be glad-- you who seek God, may your hearts live! | 32The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged. |
| 33The LORD hears the needy and does not despise his captive people. | 33For the LORD hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people. |
| 34Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them, | 34Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them. |
| 35for God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will settle there and possess it; | 35For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land. |
| 36the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there. | 36The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety. |
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