Psalms 69

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

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.

2 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;

I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

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

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

4 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.

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

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

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

6 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 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.

But as for me, my prayer [is] unto thee, O LORD, [in] an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

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

Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

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

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness [is] good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

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

And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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

Draw nigh unto my soul, [and] redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

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

Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries [are] all before thee.

20 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.

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

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

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

Let their table become a snare before them: and [that which should have been] for [their] welfare, [let it become] a trap.

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

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

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

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

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

Let their habitation be desolate; [and] let none dwell in their tents.

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

For they persecute [him] whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

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

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

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

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

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

But I [am] poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up 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 So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35 For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell 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 Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.

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