Psalms 69

1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my 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 sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow 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 am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.

4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

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, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.

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

6 Let not them that wait on thee be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts: let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonour through 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 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

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

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

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

9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.

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

10 When I wept, [and chastened] my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

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

11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a proverb unto them.

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

12 They that sit in the gate talk of me; and [I am] the song of the drunkards.

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

13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, answer me in the truth of thy 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 out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:

15 Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon 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 LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

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

17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily.

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

18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: ransom me because of mine enemies.

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

19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

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

20 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.

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 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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

22 Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap.

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

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

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

24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.

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

25 Let their habitation be desolate; let none dwell in their tents.

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

26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded,

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

27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

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

28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

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

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

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

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 will magnify him with thanksgiving;

31 And it shall please the LORD better than an ox, [or] a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

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

32 The meek have seen it, and are glad: ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

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

33 For the LORD heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.

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

34 Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

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

35 For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; and they shall abide there, and have it in possession.

For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:

36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

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