They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

 Psalm 69:19-36

You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you. Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none. They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

May...   Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. But as for me, afflicted and in pain— may your salvation, God, protect me.

The poor will see and be glad— you who seek God, may your hearts live! The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,

The guilt of his tormentors is clear: may they be punished for all they have done. May God set him free to praise; let the whole earth ring with praise at the restoration of God's people.

Why?

Psalmist under the scorned, disgraced and shamed, it broken his heart and felt helpless. They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst. It is same as the Jesus Christ on the cross. How sad and helpless to the righteousness man.

All who have faith in Jesus Christ will be listed on the book of life, it is the grace and salvation of God come upon me.

God helps the poor and the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people. This is the way of all people, turn to the Lord, there is salvation and joy.

19-21 再次述說自己的苦楚。神都看見清楚，心被傷透了，指望有人體恤卻找不到一個人來安慰、體恤他。人受苦時往往找不到一個人陪伴，心中的苦也許不會那麼重。耶穌基督除了馬利亞的香膏外沒有人能夠理解耶穌。餓的時候拿苦膽給他吃，難以入口下嚥。口渴喝水卻拿醋來！更渴！

22-28 求神執行公義：願他們平安變陷阱，享福的變成有害的。讓不義的事被攔阻，求神執行公義的審判。這樣的禱告可以嗎？這是詩歌題才的情感表現，如此咒詛禱告。1)在主面前真實的吐出心聲，2)根據神公義的審判，3)也說出神的真理！惡人最後向死亡。不敬畏神的人，努力愈得罪神!

29-36 讚美的禱告： 轉向救恩，人是沒有辦法的，感恩是表達謙卑，沒有一樣我們配得到的。懂得讚美，肯定神所做的都是對的。感恩、讚美是最好的祭。注意力集中在眾人的福氣與神身上。更在乎神的心意。v32 願你們的心甦醒.。錫安、猶大是神的國度、子民，從自我轉為以神為中心。如果我們的眼光還是看到自己很難明白神的心意。轉離哀傷、憂悶的方法是讚美神，轉向神。

How?

Praise the Lord and obey God's word, for God is good, Jesus Christ bear our burden.