Psalms 69

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

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 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 sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.

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

I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for 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.

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

O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my fautes are not hid from thee.

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

For thy sake haue I suffred reproofe: shame hath couered my face.

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

I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.

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

For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.

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

I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.

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

I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.

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

They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.

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

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

Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is good: turne vnto me according to ye multitude of thy tender mercies.

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

And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.

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

Draw neere vnto my soule and redeeme it: deliuer me because of mine enemies.

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

Thou hast knowen my reproofe and my shame, and my dishonour: all mine aduersaries are before thee.

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.

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

For they gaue me gall in my meate, and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke.

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 their prosperitie their ruine.

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

Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.

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

Powre out thine anger vpon them, and let thy wrathfull displeasure take them.

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

Let their habitation be voide, and let none dwell in their tents.

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

For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.

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

Laie iniquitie vpon their iniquitie, and let them not come into thy righteousnesse.

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

Let them be put out of the booke of life, neither let them be written with the righteous.

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

When I am poore and in heauinesse, thine helpe, O God, shall exalt me.

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 song, and magnifie him with thankesgiuing.

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

This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.

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

The humble shall see this, and they that seeke God, shalbe glad, and your heart shall liue.

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

For the Lord heareth the poore, and despiseth not his prisoners.

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

Let heauen and earth praise him: the seas and all that moueth in them.

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

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 inherit it, And those loving His Name dwell in it!

The seede also of his seruants shall inherit it: and they that loue his name, shall dwel therein.