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 THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to the soul.

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 have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood has overflown me.

3 I am weary of my calling; my throat is hoarse; my eyes fail, while I hope for my God.

I have been wearied with my calling, My throat has been burned, My eyes have been consumed, waiting 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.

Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I did not take away—I bring back.

5 O God, thou art well aware of my folly, and my guilty deeds are from thee not hidden.

O God, You have known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations have not been hid from You.

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.

Do not let those waiting on You be ashamed because of me, O Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Do not let those seeking You Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

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

For because of You I have borne reproach, Shame has covered my face.

8 A stranger am I become unto my brothers, and an alien unto my mother's children.

I have been a stranger to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.

9 Because the zeal for thy house hath devoured me; and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of Your reproachers Have fallen on me.

10 When I wept at the fasting of my soul, it became a reproach to me.

And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.

11 And when I made sackcloth my garment, I became a proverb to them.

And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am for an allegory to them.

12 Those that sit in the gate talk against me; and [about me make] songs the drinkers of strong drink.

Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

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.

And my prayer [is] to You, O YHWH, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Your kindness, Answer me in the truth of Your salvation.

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.

Deliver me from the mire, and do not let me sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of 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.

Do not let a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth on me.

16 Answer me, O Lord; for thy kindness is good: according to the multitude of thy mercies turn thou unto me.

Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good, Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,

17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress: make haste and answer me.

And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress—hurry, answer me.

18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: because of my enemies do thou ransom me.

Be near to my soul—redeem it, Ransom me because of my enemies.

19 Thou well knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion: before thee are all my assailants.

You have known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, All my adversaries [are] before You.

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.

Reproach has broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

21 And they put into my food gall; and in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

And they give gall for my food, And cause me to drink vinegar for my thirst.

22 May [then] their table become a snare before them: and to those that are at peace, a trap.

Their table before them is for a snare, And for a repayment—for a trap.

23 May their eyes become dark, that they cannot see; and make their loins continually to waver.

Their eyes are darkened from seeing, And their loins continually shake You.

24 Pour out over them thy indignation, and let the heat of thy anger overtake them.

Pour Your indignation on them, And the fierceness of Your anger seizes them.

25 May their palace become desolate: in their tents let no one dwell.

Their tower is desolated, There is no dweller 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 have pursued him [whom] You have struck, And recount of the pain of Your pierced ones.

27 Lay guilt upon their guilt; and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Give punishment for their iniquity, And they do not enter into Your righteousness.

28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the righteous let them not be written down.

They are blotted out of the scroll of life, And are not written with the righteous.

29 But I am poor and suffering: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

And I [am] afflicted and pained, Your salvation, O God, sets me on high.

30 I will praise the name of God with song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

I praise the Name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

31 And this will please the Lord better than an ox or bullock having horns and cloven hoofs.

And it is better to YHWH than an ox, A bullock—horned [and] hoofed.

32 The meek will see this, and be rejoiced: ye that seek God, and your heart shall revive.

The humble have seen—they rejoice, You who seek God—and your heart lives.

33 For the Lord listeneth unto the needy, and his prisoners he despiseth not.

For YHWH listens to the needy, And He has not despised His bound ones.

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

The heavens and earth praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing 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 saves Zion, And builds the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.

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

And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His Name dwell in it!