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Psalm 69:1 "Save me, O God!"

Day 301 – Psalm 69

“Save me, O God!” Psalm 69:1

SUPERSCRIPTION

To the Chief Musician. Set to the “The Lilies.” A Psalm of David.

Standard features:

1. Dedication to the Chief Musician

2. Authorship established- A Psalm of David

3. Name of Tune: “The Lilies”

DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED

David described plaintively the serious difficulties he faced on one occasion.

“Save me, O God!
For the waters have come up to my neck.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow me.
I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.”
Psalm 69:1-3

1. Stark and desperate circumstances

a) Compared to deep mire.
b) Compared to deep waters (flood).

2. “Save me, O God!”

a) A desperate cry for deliverance was uttered.
b) This plaintive cry was uttered with great urgency.
c) Tears must have been shed copiously.

3. “I wait for my God”

a) David watched and waited for the Lord’s deliverance.
b) If ever there was a time when faith and trust must be applied- It was now!