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.

For the chief musician; set to Shoshannim. A psalm of David. Save me, God; for the waters have put my life in danger.

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 sink in deep mire, where there is no place to stand; I have come into deep waters, where the floods flow over me.

3 I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

I am weary with my crying; my throat is dry; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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 without a cause are more than the hairs on my head; those who would cut me off, being my enemies for wrong reasons, are mighty; what I did not steal, I have to give back.

5 Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.

God, you know my foolishness, and my sins are not hidden from you.

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.

Let not those who hope in you be put to shame because of me, Lord Yahweh of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor because of me, God of Israel.

7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.

For your sake I have borne rebuke; shame has covered my face.

8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;

I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother's children.

9 For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.

For the zeal of your house has eaten me up, and the rebukes of those who rebuke you have fallen on me.

10 And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; —

When I wept and did not eat food, they insulted me.

11 And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.

When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became the object of a proverb to them.

12 They that sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.

Those who sit in the city gate talk about me; I am a song of drunkards.

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 as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, at a time that you will accept; answer me in the trustworthiness of your salvation.

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.

Pull me out of the mire, and do not let me sink; let me be taken away from those who hate me and rescued out of the 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 let the floods of water overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Do not let the pit shut its mouth on me.

16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;

Answer me, Yahweh, for your covenant faithfulness is good; because your mercies for me are many, turn to me.

17 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.

Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress; answer me quickly.

18 Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.

Come to me and redeem me. Because of my enemies, ransom me.

19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

You know my rebuke, my shame, and my dishonor; my adversaries are all before you.

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.

Rebuke has broken my heart; I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; I looked for comforters, but I found none.

21 Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

They gave me poison for my food; in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;

Let their table before them become a snare; when they think they are in safety, let it become a trap.

23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.

Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see; and always make their loins shake.

24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.

Pour out your indignation on them, and let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.

25 Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.

Let their place be a desolation; let no one live in their tents.

26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

For they persecuted the one you struck down. They repeated the account of the pain of those you have wounded.

27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Accuse them of having committed iniquity after iniquity; do not let them come into your righteous victory.

28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

Let them be blotted out of the Book of Life and not be written down along with the righteous.

29 But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.

But I am poor and sorrowful; let your salvation, God, set me up on high.

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 will exalt him with thanksgiving.

31 And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, — a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.

That will please Yahweh better than an ox or a bull that has horns and hooves.

32 The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.

The meek have seen it and are glad; you who seek after God, let your hearts live.

33 For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.

For Yahweh hears the needy and does not despise his prisoners.

34 Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:

For God will save Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah; the people will live there and have it as a possession.

36 And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

His servants' descendants will inherit it; and those who love his name will live there.