Psalms 69

1 [For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Lilies." By David.] Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck.

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 sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow 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 am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

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

4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I did not take away.

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 God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren't hidden from you.

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

6 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame because of me, LORD of hosts. Do not let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, 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 Because for your sake I suffer insults. Shame has covered my face.

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

8 I have become a stranger to my brothers, a foreigner to my mother's children.

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

9 For the zeal of your house consumes me. The insults of those who insult you 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 When I wept and I fasted, it brought me insults.

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

11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

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

12 Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

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

13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving 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 out of the mire, and do not let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep 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 the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Do not let the pit shut its 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, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

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

17 Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily.

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

18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.

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

19 You know how I am insulted, and my shame, and my disgrace. My adversaries are all before you.

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

20 Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I 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 They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

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

22 Let their table before them become a snare, and a retribution, and a trap, and a stumbling block.

Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.

23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see, and make their backs weak continually.

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

24 Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.

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

25 Let their habitation be desolate, and let no one dwell in their tents.

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

26 For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

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

27 Charge them with crime upon crime. Do not let them come into your righteousness.

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

28 Let them be blotted out of the Book of Life, and not be written with the righteous.

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

29 But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

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

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

I will praise the Name of God with a song, and magnifie him with thankesgiuing.

31 It will please the LORD better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.

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

32 The humble will see it and rejoice. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

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

33 For the LORD hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people.

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

34 Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves in them.

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

35 For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.

For God will saue Zion, and builde the cities of Iudah, that men may dwell there and haue it in possession.

36 The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell in it.

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