The Most Avoided Messianic Psalm (7): “Let Their Table Become a Snare" (Psalm 69:20-22) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. Who Is Speaking?
II. Speaking of Whom?
III. Saying What?
Psalm singing: 40:5-9; 35:15-20; 22:13-18; 69:16-22
Scripture reading: Psalm 69:1-25

Psalm 40:5-10
5 O Lord my God, full many are
the wonders thou hast done:
Thy gracious thoughts to us-ward far
above all thoughts are gone:
In order none can reckon them
to thee: if them declare,
And speak of them I would, they more
than can be number’d are.
6 No sacrifice nor offering didst thou at all desire ;
Mine ears thou bor’d: sin-offring thou
and burnt didst not require:
7 Then to the Lord these were my words.
I come, behold and see;
Within the volume of the book
it written is of me :
8 To do thy will I take delight,
0 thou my God that art;
Yea, that most holy law of thine
I have within my heart.
9 Within the congregation great
I righteousness did preach :
Lo, thou dost know, O Lord, that I
refrained not my speech.
10 I never did within my heart
conceal thy righteousness;
I thy salvation have declar’d,
and shown thy faithfulness:
Thy kindness, which most loving is,
concealed have not I,
Nor from the congregation great
have hid thy verity.

Psalm 35:15-20
15 But in my trouble they rejoic’d,
gath’ring themselves together;
Yea, abjects vile together did
themselves against me gather:
I knew it not; they did me tear,
and quiet would not be.
16 With mocking hypocrites, at feasts
they gnash’d their teeth at me.
1 7 How long, Lord, look’st thou on from those
destructions they intend
Rescue my soul, from lions young
my darling do defend.
18 I will give thanks to thee, 0 Lord,
within th’ assembly great;
And where much people gather’d are
thy praises forth will set.
19 Let not my wrongful enemies
proudly rejoice o’er me;
Nor who me hate without a cause,
let them wink with the eye.
20 For peace they do not speak at all;
but crafty plots prepare
Against all those within the land
that meek and quiet are.

Psalm 22:13-18
13 Their mouths they open’d wide on me,
upon me gape did they.
Like to a lion ravening
and roaring for his prey.
14 Like water I’m pour’d out, my bones
all out of joint do part:
Amidst my bowels, as the wax,
so melted is my heart.
15 My strength is like a potsherd dry’d;
my tongue it cleaveth fast
Unto my jaws; and to the dust
of death thou brought me hast.
16 For dogs have compass’d me about:
the wicked, that did meet
In their assembly, me inclos’d ;
they pierc’d my hands and feet.
17 I all my bones may tell; they do
upon me look and stare.
18 Upon my vesture lots they cast,
and clothes among them share.

Psalm 69:16-22
16 Hear me, 0 Lord, because thy love
and kindness is most good ;
Turn unto me, according to
thy mercies’ multitude.
17 Nor from thy servant hide thy face:
I’m troubled, soon attend.
18 Draw near my soul, and it redeem;
me from my foes defend.
19 To thee is my reproach well known,
my shame, and my disgrace:
Those that mine adversaries be
are all before thy face.
20 Reproach hath broke my heart; I’m full
of grief: I look’d for one
To pity me, but none I found ;
comforters found I none.
21 They also bitter gall did give
unto me for my meat:
They gave me vinegar to drink,
when as my thirst was great.
22 Before them let their table prove
a snare; and do thou make
Their welfare and prosperity
a trap themselves to take.