Psalms 69

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

To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s. Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;

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 sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed 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 weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting 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.

More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, —Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, —What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.

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

O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.

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 them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, —Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!

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

Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;

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

One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;

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

Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.

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

When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;

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

When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;

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

They who sit in the gate talk against me, —And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

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, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.

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 out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of 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 a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.

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

Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:

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

Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!

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

Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.

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

Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries.

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.

Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak, —Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.

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

But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!

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

Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;

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

Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;

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

Pour out over them thine indignation, And let, the glow of thine anger, overtake them:

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

Let their encampment become desolate, In their tents, be there none to dwell:

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

For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.

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

Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter into thy righteousness;

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

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.

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

I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me on high.

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 will magnify him with thanksgiving;

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

So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.

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

The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;

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

For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.

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

Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.

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 build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:

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

Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.