Psalm 69:1
Verse 1 of 36. The 69th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David. Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!
2I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail looking for my God.
4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.
5God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you.
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.