Psalms 69
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.
O God, save me, because [I am in great danger]. [It is as though] flood water is up to my neck, [and I am about to drown] [MET].
2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
I continue to sink in the deep mud, and there is no solid ground for me to stand on. I am in deep water, and flood waters are swirling around me.
3 I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
I am exhausted from calling out [for help]; my throat is very dry. Because I have cried so much as I have waited for God [to help me], my eyes are swollen.
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Those who hate me when there is no reason to hate me are more than the number of hairs on my head [HYP]! Those who want to get rid of me are strong, and they tell lies about me. They demand that I return to them things that I did not steal!
5 Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.
O God, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].
6 Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.
O Yahweh God, [you who are the commander] of the armies [of heaven], do not allow the [wrong things that] I [have done] to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom [we] Israeli people [worship], do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;
Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
9 For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
[Some people have despised your temple]; but my zeal for [keeping] your temple [holy] is like a fire burning inside me. So [it is as though] those who are insulting you are also insulting me.
10 And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; —
When I have humbled myself and (fasted/abstained from eating food) [to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple], they just insult me.
11 And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.
When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.
12 They that sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.
Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.
13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:
But Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.
Do not allow me to sink any more in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!
15 Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep [mud] to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit [of death] [MET].
16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;
O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.
17 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.
Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.
Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
[Their] insults have deeply offended me, and I (feel helpless/am in despair). I searched for [someone who would] pity [me], but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.
21 Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
[Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.
22 Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;
I hope/desire that the feasts [MTY] [that they enjoy] will (become a snare for/bring trouble to) them, and that [those whom they invite to] the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.
24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.
Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.
25 Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.
Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.
26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
[Do this] because they persecute those whom you have punished, (they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more) those whom you have wounded.
27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.
Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
Erase their names [SYN] from the book [containing the names of those who have eternal] life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.
29 But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.
As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;
When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.
31 And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, — a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.
My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.
32 The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.
Oppressed/Afflicted people will see [that God has rescued me], and they will be glad. I want all of you who ask God [to help you] to be encouraged.
33 For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.
34 Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.
I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.
35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:
God will rescue the people of Jerusalem [from their enemies], and he will rebuild the towns that are in Judah. His people will live there and [again] possess the land.
36 And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].
