Psalms 69

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

Unto the end. For those who will be changed: of David. Save me, O God, for the waters have entered, even to my soul.

2 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.

I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, and there is no firm footing. I have arrived at the height of the sea, and a tempest has overwhelmed me.

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

I have endured hardships, while crying out. My jaws have become hoarse; my eyes have failed. Meanwhile, I hope in my God.

4 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.

Those who hate me without cause have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. My enemies, who persecuted me unjustly, have been strengthened. Then I was required to pay for what I did not take.

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

O God, you know my foolishness, and my offenses have not been hidden from you.

6 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.

Let those who wait for you, O Lord, the Lord of hosts, not be shamed in me. Let those who seek you, O God of Israel, not be confounded over me.

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

For because of you, I have endured reproach; confusion has covered my face.

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

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a sojourner to the sons of my mother.

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

For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen upon me.

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

And I covered my soul with fasting, and it has become a reproach to me.

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

And I put on a haircloth as my garment, and I became a parable to them.

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

Those who sat at the gate spoke against me, and those who drank wine made me their song.

13 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.

But as for me, truly, my prayer is to you, O Lord. This time has pleased you well, O God. In the multitude of your mercy, in the truth of your salvation, hear me.

14 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.

Rescue me from the quagmire, so that I may not become trapped. Free me from those who hate me and from deep waters.

15 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.

Do not allow the tempest of water to submerge me, nor the deep to absorb me. And do not allow the well to close in on me.

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

Hear me, O Lord, for your mercy is kind. Look upon me, according to the fullness of your compassion.

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

And do not turn your face away from your servant, for I am in trouble: heed me quickly.

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

Attend to my soul, and free it. Rescue me, because of my enemies.

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

You know my reproach, and my confusion, and my reverence.

20 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.

All those who trouble me are in your sight; my heart has anticipated reproach and misery. And I sought for one who might grieve together with me, but there was no one, and for one who might console me, and I found no one.

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

And they gave me gall for my food. And in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

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

Let their table be a snare before them, and a retribution, and a scandal.

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

Let their eyes be darkened, so that they may not see, and may their back always be crooked.

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

Pour out your indignation upon them, and may the fury of your anger take hold of them.

25 Their tower is desolated, There is no dweller in their tents.

May their dwelling place be deserted, and may there be no one who dwells in their tabernacles.

26 For they have pursued him [whom] You have struck, And recount of the pain of Your pierced ones.

For they persecuted whomever you struck. And they have added to the grief of my wounds.

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

Assign an iniquity upon their iniquity, and may they not enter into your justice.

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

Delete them from the Book of the Living, and let them not be written down with the just.

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

I am poor and sorrowful, but your salvation, O God, has taken me up.

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

I will praise the name of God with a canticle, and I will magnify him with praise.

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

And it will please God more than a new calf producing horns and hoofs.

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

Let the poor see and rejoice. Seek God, and your soul will live.

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

For the Lord has heard the poor, and he has not despised his prisoners.

34 The heavens and earth praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.

Let the heavens and the earth praise him: the sea, and everything that crawls in it.

35 For God saves Zion, And builds the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.

For God will save Zion, and the cities of Judah will be built up. And they will dwell there, and they will acquire it by inheritance.

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

And the offspring of his servants will possess it; and those who love his name will dwell in it.