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 upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in 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 sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow 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 of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait 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 me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

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

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins 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 wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

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

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

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

I am become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to my mother’s children.

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

For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that 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 wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

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

I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

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

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

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 is to thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

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.

Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the 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.

Let not the water flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon 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 thy lovingkindness is good: turn to me according to the 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 servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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

Draw near to my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies.

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

Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: my adversaries are all 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.

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, 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.

They gave me also 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 become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

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

Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

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

Pour out thy indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

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

Let their habitation be desolate; 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 whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

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

Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come 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 the living, and not be written with the righteous.

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

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up 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.

This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bull that hath horns and hoofs.

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

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

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

For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

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

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth 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 will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

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

The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell in it.