Psalms 69

“Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.” Naming Save keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include deep, floods, mire. Its relationship to verses 1 and 3 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies…” The line’s distinctive content terms include cause, destroy, enemies. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.” The line’s distinctive content terms include alien, become, brethren. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.” The line’s distinctive content terms include chastened, fasting, reproach. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include became, garment, proverb. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.” The line’s distinctive content terms include drunkards, gate, song. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD , in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep…” Naming Deliver keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include deep, mouth, overflow. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Hear me, O LORD ; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.” Naming Hear keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.” The line’s distinctive content terms include face, hear, hide. Its relationship to verses 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.” Naming Draw keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and…” Naming Reproach keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” The line’s distinctive content terms include gave, drink, gall. Its relationship to verses 20 and 22 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.” The line’s distinctive content terms include become, snare, table. Its relationship to verses 21 and 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.” The line’s distinctive content terms include continually, darkened, eyes. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.” Naming Pour keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.” The line’s distinctive content terms include desolate, dwell, habitation. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.” Naming Add keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.” The line’s distinctive content terms include blotted, book, living. Its relationship to verses 27 and 29 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.” The line’s distinctive content terms include earth, heaven, moveth. Its relationship to verses 33 and 35 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.