Psalms 69
1 To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of David. Be my saviour, O God; because the waters have come in, even to my neck.
To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.
2 My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over 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 tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.
I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.
4 Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.
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, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.
O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my fautes are not hid from thee.
6 Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of 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 I have been wounded with sharp words because of you; my face has been covered with shame.
For thy sake haue I suffred reproofe: shame hath couered my face.
8 I have become strange to my brothers, and like a man from a far country to my mother's children.
I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.
9 I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.
10 My bitter weeping, and my going without food, were turned to my shame.
I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.
11 When I put on the clothing of grief, they said evil of me.
I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.
12 I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.
They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.
13 But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.
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 Take me from the grip of the sticky earth, so that I may not go down into it; let me be lifted up from 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 me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.
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 Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.
Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is good: turne vnto me according to ye multitude of thy tender mercies.
17 Let not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.
And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.
18 Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.
Draw neere vnto my soule and redeeme it: deliuer me because of mine enemies.
19 You have seen my shame, how I was laughed at and made low; my haters are all before you.
Thou hast knowen my reproofe and my shame, and my dishonour: all mine aduersaries are before thee.
20 My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.
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 gave me poison for my food; and bitter wine for my 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 be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.
Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.
23 Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.
Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.
24 Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.
Powre out thine anger vpon them, and let thy wrathfull displeasure take them.
25 Give their houses to destruction, and let there be no one in their tents.
Let their habitation be voide, and let none dwell in their tents.
26 Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.
For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.
27 Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.
Laie iniquitie vpon their iniquitie, and let them not come into thy righteousnesse.
28 Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.
Let them be put out of the booke of life, neither let them be written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord.
When I am poore and in heauinesse, thine helpe, O God, shall exalt me.
30 I will give praise to the name of God with a song; I will give glory to him for what he has done.
I will praise the Name of God with a song, and magnifie him with thankesgiuing.
31 This will be more pleasing to the Lord than an ox, or a young ox of full growth.
This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.
32 The poor will see it and be glad: you who are lovers of God, let your hearts have life.
The humble shall see this, and they that seeke God, shalbe glad, and your heart shall liue.
33 For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.
For the Lord heareth the poore, and despiseth not his prisoners.
34 Let the heavens and the earth give praise to him, the seas, and everything moving in them.
Let heauen and earth praise him: the seas and all that moueth in them.
35 For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.
For God will saue Zion, and builde the cities of Iudah, that men may dwell there and haue it in possession.
36 The seed of his servants will have their part in it, and there the lovers of his name will have rest.
The seede also of his seruants shall inherit it: and they that loue his name, shall dwel therein.
