Psalms 69
1 “To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, by David.” Save me, O God; for the waters are come even to threaten my life.
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 am sunk in the mire of the deep, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of the waters, and the flood overfloweth 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 of my calling; my throat is hoarse; my eyes fail, while I hope for my God.
I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.
4 More than the hairs of my head are those that hate me without a cause; numerous are those that would destroy me, that are my enemies wrongfully: what I have not robbed shall I now 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 art well aware of my folly, and my guilty deeds are from thee not hidden.
O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my fautes are not hid from thee.
6 Let not those that wait on thee, O Lord Eternal of hosts, be made ashamed through me: let not those that seek thee be confounded 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 have I borne reproach, hath confusion covered my face.
For thy sake haue I suffred reproofe: shame hath couered my face.
8 A stranger am I become unto my brothers, and an alien unto my mother's children.
I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.
9 Because the zeal for thy house hath devoured me; and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are 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 at the fasting of my soul, it became a reproach to me.
I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.
11 And when I made sackcloth my garment, I became a proverb to them.
I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.
12 Those that sit in the gate talk against me; and [about me make] songs the drinkers of strong drink.
They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.
13 But as for me, I direct my prayer unto thee, O Lord, in a time of favor; O God, in the multitude of thy 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, that I may not sink: let me be delivered from those that hate me, and out of the depths of the 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 flood of waters overflow me, and let not the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit close 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 Lord; for thy kindness is good: according to the multitude of thy mercies turn thou unto 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: make haste and answer me.
And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: because of my enemies do thou ransom me.
Draw neere vnto my soule and redeeme it: deliuer me because of mine enemies.
19 Thou well knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion: before thee are all my assailants.
Thou hast knowen my reproofe and my shame, and my dishonour: all mine aduersaries are before thee.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sick; and I waited for 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 And they put into my food gall; and in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
For they gaue me gall in my meate, and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke.
22 May [then] their table become a snare before them: and to those that are at peace, a trap.
Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.
23 May their eyes become dark, that they cannot see; and make their loins continually to waver.
Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.
24 Pour out over them thy indignation, and let the heat of thy anger overtake them.
Powre out thine anger vpon them, and let thy wrathfull displeasure take them.
25 May their palace become desolate: in their tents let no one dwell.
Let their habitation be voide, and let none dwell in their tents.
26 For whom thou hast smitten they persecute; and of the pain of those whom thou but wounded do they converse.
For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.
27 Lay guilt upon their guilt; 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 the living; and with the righteous let them not be written down.
Let them be put out of the booke of life, neither let them be written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor and suffering: 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 song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
I will praise the Name of God with a song, and magnifie him with thankesgiuing.
31 And this will please the Lord better than an ox or bullock having horns and cloven hoofs.
This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.
32 The meek will see this, and be rejoiced: ye that seek God, and your heart shall revive.
The humble shall see this, and they that seeke God, shalbe glad, and your heart shall liue.
33 For the Lord listeneth unto the needy, and his prisoners he despiseth not.
For the Lord heareth the poore, and despiseth not his prisoners.
34 Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
Let heauen and earth praise him: the seas and all that moueth in them.
35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may 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 And the seed of his servants shall inherit it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
The seede also of his seruants shall inherit it: and they that loue his name, shall dwel therein.
