Psalms 69

1 For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in even unto the 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 am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth 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 of my crying; my throat is dried; 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 cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are many; should I restore 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 O God, Thou knowest my folly; and my trespasses are not hid from Thee.

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

6 Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion 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 children.

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

9 Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are 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 with my soul fasting, and that became unto me a reproach.

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

11 I made sackcloth also my garment, and I became a byword unto 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, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, answer me with 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, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep 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 waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her 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 LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto 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 distress; 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, and redeem it; 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 confusion; 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 sore sick; and I looked for some to show compassion, 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 put poison into 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 before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become 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 totter.

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 overtake them.

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

25 Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell 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 tell of the pain 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 the living, 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 in pain; let Thy salvation, O God, set me up 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 the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

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

32 The humble shall see it, and be glad; ye that seek after God, let your heart revive.

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

33 For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, and despiseth not His prisoners.

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

34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves 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 save Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah; the people will live there and have it as a possession.

36 The seed also 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.