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Book of Psalms 713

13 They that sat in the gate spoke against me: 28 Add thou iniquity upon their iniquity: and
and they that drank wine made me their song. let them not come into thy justice.
14 But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Lord; 29 Let them be blotted out of the book of the
for the time of thy good pleasure, O God. In the living; and with the just let them not be written.
multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of 30 But I am poor and sorrowful: thy salvation,
thy salvation. O God, hath set me up.
15 Draw me out of the mire, that I may not 31 I will praise the name of God with a can-
stick fast: deliver me from them that hate me, ticle: and I will magnify him with praise.
and out of the deep waters. 32 And it shall please God better than a young
16 Let not the tempest of water drown me, calf, that bringeth forth horns and hoofs.
nor the deep water swallow me up: and let not 33 Let the poor see and rejoice: seek ye God,
the pit shut her mouth upon me. and your soul shall live.
17 Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; 34 For the Lord hath heard the poor: and
look upon me according to the multitude of thy hath not despised his prisoners.
tender mercies. 35 Let the heavens and the earth praise him;
18 And turn not away thy face from thy ser- the sea, and every thing that creepeth therein.
vant: for I am in trouble, hear me speedily. 36 For God will save Sion, and the cities of
19 Attend to my soul, and deliver it: save me Juda shall be built up. And they shall dwell
because of my enemies. there, and acquire it by inheritance.
20 Thou knowest my reproach, and my con- 37 And the seed of his servants shall possess it;
fusion, and my shame. and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
21 In thy sight are all they that afflict me; my
heart hath expected reproach and misery. And Chapter 69
I looked for one that would grieve together with
me, but there was none: and for one that would Unto the end, a psalm for David, to bring to
comfort me, and I found none. remembrance that the Lord saved him.
22 And they gave me gall for my food, and in 2 O God, come to my assistance; O Lord,
my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. make haste to help me.
23 Let their table become as a snare before 3 Let them be confounded and ashamed that
them, and a recompense, and a stumblingblock. seek my soul:
24 Let their eyes be darkened that they see 4 Let them be turned backward, and blush
not; and their back bend thou down always. for shame that desire evils to me: Let them be
25 Pour out thy indignation upon them: and presently turned away blushing for shame that
let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. say to me: ’Tis well, ’tis well.
26 Let their habitation be made desolate: and 5 Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad
let there be none to dwell in their tabernacles. in thee; and let such as love thy salvation say
27 Because they have persecuted him whom always: The Lord be magnified.
thou hast smitten; and they have added to the 6 But I am needy and poor; O God, help me.
grief of my wounds. Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O lord,