Psalms 69
1 Save me, O God, for the waters have come in to my soul.
To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.
2 I sink in deep mire where there is no standing. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
I sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.
3 I am weary with my crying. My throat is dried. My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.
4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who would cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. That which I took not away I have to restore.
They that hate mee without a cause, are moe then the heares of mine heade: they that would destroy mee, and are mine enemies falsly, are mightie, so that I restored that which I tooke not.
5 O God, thou know my foolishness, and my sins are not hid from thee.
O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my fautes are not hid from thee.
6 Let not those who wait for thee be put to shame through me, O lord Jehovah of hosts. Let not those who seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God of hostes, be ashamed for me: let not those that seeke thee, be confounded through mee, O God of Israel.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach, shame has covered my face.
For thy sake haue I suffred reproofe: shame hath couered my face.
8 I have become a stranger to my brothers, and an alien to my mother's sons.
I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.
9 For the zeal of thy house has eaten me up, and the reproaches of those who reproach thee have fallen upon me.
For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.
10 When I wept in my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.
11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.
12 Those who sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.
13 But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Jehovah. In an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of thy loving kindness, answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
But Lord, I make my praier vnto thee in an acceptable time, euen in the multitude of thy mercie: O God, heare me in the trueth of thy saluation.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Deliuer mee out of the myre, that I sinke not: let me be deliuered from them that hate me, and out of the deepe waters.
15 Let not the water flood overwhelm me, nor let the deep swallow me up. And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Let not the water flood drowne mee, neither let the deepe swallowe me vp: and let not the pit shut her mouth vpon me.
16 Answer me, O Jehovah, for thy loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou to me,
Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is good: turne vnto me according to ye multitude of thy tender mercies.
17 and hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily.
And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.
18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
Draw neere vnto my soule and redeeme it: deliuer me because of mine enemies.
19 Thou know my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before thee.
Thou hast knowen my reproofe and my shame, and my dishonour: all mine aduersaries are before thee.
20 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.
Rebuke hath broken mine heart, and I am full of heauinesse, and I looked for some to haue pitie on me, but there was none: and for comforters, but I found none.
21 They also gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
For they gaue me gall in my meate, and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke.
22 Let their table before them become a snare, and when they are in peace, a trap, and for a stumbling block, and for a retribution to them.
Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and bow down their back continually.
Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.
24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.
Powre out thine anger vpon them, and let thy wrathfull displeasure take them.
25 Let their habitation be desolate. Let none dwell in their tents.
Let their habitation be voide, and let none dwell in their tents.
26 For they persecute him whom thou have smitten, and they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou have wounded.
For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.
27 Add iniquity to their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.
Laie iniquitie vpon their iniquitie, and let them not come into thy righteousnesse.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
Let them be put out of the booke of life, neither let them be written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor and sorrowful. Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
When I am poore and in heauinesse, thine helpe, O God, shall exalt me.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving,
I will praise the Name of God with a song, and magnifie him with thankesgiuing.
31 and it will please Jehovah better than an ox, or a bullock that has horns and hoofs.
This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.
32 The meek have seen it, and are glad. Ye who seek after God, let your heart live.
The humble shall see this, and they that seeke God, shalbe glad, and your heart shall liue.
33 For Jehovah hears the needy, and does not despise his prisoners.
For the Lord heareth the poore, and despiseth not his prisoners.
34 Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and everything that moves therein.
Let heauen and earth praise him: the seas and all that moueth in them.
35 For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
For God will saue Zion, and builde the cities of Iudah, that men may dwell there and haue it in possession.
36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell therein.
The seede also of his seruants shall inherit it: and they that loue his name, shall dwel therein.
