Chapter Text
69:1 Unto the end, a psalm for David, to bring to remembrance that the Lord saved him.
69:2 O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me.
69:3 Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul:
69:4 Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame that desire evils to me: Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me: 'Tis well, 'tis well.
69:5 Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; and let such as love thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified.
69:6 But I am needy and poor; O God, help me. Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O Lord, make no delay.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "saved", "psalm", "david", "bring", "remembrance", "lord", "come", and "assistance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "psalm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "saved" and "psalm" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saved" and "psalm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.