A Prayer to Protect You From Those Who Hate You

Psalm 69:4-18

[4] Those 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.

[5] You, God, know my folly;

    my guilt is not hidden from you.

[6] Lord, 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.

[7] For I endure scorn for your sake,

    and shame covers my face.

[8] I am a foreigner to my own family,

    a stranger to my own mother’s children;

[9] for zeal for your house consumes me,

    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

[10] When I weep and fast,

    I must endure scorn;

[11] when I put on sackcloth,

    people make sport of me.

[12] Those who sit at the gate mock me,

    and I am the song of the drunkards.

[13] But I pray to you, Lord,

    in the time of your favor;

in your great love, O God,

    answer me with your sure salvation.

[14] Rescue me from the mire,

    do not let me sink;

deliver me from those who hate me,

    from the deep waters.

[15] Do not let the floodwaters engulf me

    or the depths swallow me up

    or the pit close its mouth over me.

[16] Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;

    in your great mercy turn to me.

[17] Do not hide your face from your servant;

    answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

[18] Come near and rescue me;

    deliver me because of my foes.

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Take care. God bless and best regards,

Bro. Rontabs