Psalms 69
1 “For the leader of the music. Upon the Shoshannim. A psalm of David.” Save me, O God! For the waters press in to my very life!
TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to the soul.
2 I sink in deep mire, where is no standing; I have come into deep waters, and the waves flow over me.
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.
3 I am weary with crying; my throat is parched; Mine eyes are wasted, while I wait for my God.
I have been wearied with my calling, My throat has been burned, My eyes have been consumed, waiting for my God.
4 More numerous than the hairs of my head are they who hate me without reason; Mighty are they who seek to destroy me, being my enemies without cause: I must restore what I took not away.
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.
5 O God! thou knowest my offences, And my sins are not hidden from thee!
O God, You have known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations have not been hid from You.
6 Let not them that trust in thee through me be put to shame, O Lord Jehovah, God of hosts! Let not them that seek thee through me be confounded, O God of Israel!
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.
7 For on account of thee do I suffer reproach, And shame covereth my face!
For because of You I have borne reproach, Shame has covered my face.
8 I am become a stranger to my brothers; Yea, an alien to my mother's sons.
I have been a stranger to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
9 For zeal for thy house consumeth me, And the reproaches of them that reproach thee fall upon me.
For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of Your reproachers Have fallen on me.
10 When I weep and fast, That is made my reproach;
And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
11 When I clothe myself in sackcloth, Then I become their by-word.
And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am for an allegory to them.
12 They who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am become the song of drunkards.
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
13 Yet will I address my prayer to thee, O LORD! May it be in an acceptable time according to thy great goodness! Hear, O God! and afford me thy sure help!
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.
14 Save me from the mire, and let me not sink; May I be delivered from my enemies, —from the deep waters!
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.
15 Let not the water-flood overflow me; Let not the deep swallow me up, And let not the pit close her mouth upon me!
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.
16 Hear me, O LORD! since great is thy loving-kindness; According to the abundance of thy tender mercies look upon me!
Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good, Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,
17 Hide not thy face from thy servant; I am greatly distressed, O make haste to mine aid!
And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress—hurry, answer me.
18 Draw near to me, and redeem my life; Deliver me because of my enemies!
Be near to my soul—redeem it, Ransom me because of my enemies.
19 Thou knowest my reproach, and dishonor, and shame; All my adversaries are in thy view!
You have known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, All my adversaries [are] before You.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.
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.
21 For my food they give me gall, And in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
And they give gall for my food, And cause me to drink vinegar for my thirst.
22 May their table be to them a snare; May it be a trap to them, while they are at ease!
Their table before them is for a snare, And for a repayment—for a trap.
23 May their eyes be darkened, that they may not see; And cause their loins continually to shake!
Their eyes are darkened from seeing, And their loins continually shake You.
24 Pour out upon them thine indignation, And may the heat of thine anger overtake them!
Pour Your indignation on them, And the fierceness of Your anger seizes them.
25 Let their habitation be desolate, And let none dwell in their tents!
Their tower is desolated, There is no dweller in their tents.
26 For they persecute those whom thou hast smitten, And talk of the pain of those whom thou hast wounded.
For they have pursued him [whom] You have struck, And recount of the pain of Your pierced ones.
27 Add iniquity to their iniquity, And let them never come into thy favor!
Give punishment for their iniquity, And they do not enter into Your righteousness.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; Let not their names be written with the righteous!
They are blotted out of the scroll of life, And are not written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor, and sorrowful: May thine aid, O God! set me on high!
And I [am] afflicted and pained, Your salvation, O God, sets me on high.
30 Then I will praise the name of God in a song; I will give glory to him with thanksgiving.
I praise the Name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
31 More pleasing shall this be to the LORD Than a full-horned and full-hoofed bullock.
And it is better to YHWH than an ox, A bullock—horned [and] hoofed.
32 The afflicted shall see, and rejoice; The hearts of them that fear God shall be revived.
The humble have seen—they rejoice, You who seek God—and your heart lives.
33 For the LORD heareth the poor, And despiseth not his people in their bonds.
For YHWH listens to the needy, And He has not despised His bound ones.
34 Let the heaven and the earth praise him; The sea, and all that move therein!
The heavens and earth praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell therein, and possess it.
For God saves Zion, And builds the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
36 Yea, the posterity of his servants shall possess it, And they that love him shall dwell therein.
And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His Name dwell in it!
