Psalms 69
1 To the choirmaster on Shoshannim of David. Save me O God for they have come waters to [the] neck.
O God, save me, because [I am in great danger]. [It is as though] flood water is up to my neck, [and I am about to drown] [MET].
2 I have sunk - in mire of depth and there not [is] a foothold I have come in depths of water and a flood it has overflowed me.
I continue to sink in the deep mud, and there is no solid ground for me to stand on. I am in deep water, and flood waters are swirling around me.
3 I have become weary by calling out my it has become parched throat my they have failed eyes my waiting for God my.
I am exhausted from calling out [for help]; my throat is very dry. Because I have cried so much as I have waited for God [to help me], my eyes are swollen.
4 They are many - more than [the] hairs of head my [those who] hate me without cause they are numerous [those who] destroy me enemies my falsehood [that] which not I stole then I will return.
Those who hate me when there is no reason to hate me are more than the number of hairs on my head [HYP]! Those who want to get rid of me are strong, and they tell lies about me. They demand that I return to them things that I did not steal!
5 O God you you know folly my and guilt my from you not they are hidden.
O God, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].
6 May not they be ashamed in me - [those who] wait for you O Lord Yahweh of hosts may not they be humiliated in me [those who] seek you O God of Israel.
O Yahweh God, [you who are the commander] of the armies [of heaven], do not allow the [wrong things that] I [have done] to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom [we] Israeli people [worship], do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.
7 For on you I have borne reproach it has covered ignominy face my.
People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.
8 Estranged I have become to brothers my and a foreigner to [the] children of mother my.
Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
9 For [the] zeal of house your it has consumed me and [the] reproaches of [those who] reproach you they have fallen on me.
[Some people have despised your temple]; but my zeal for [keeping] your temple [holy] is like a fire burning inside me. So [it is as though] those who are insulting you are also insulting me.
10 And I wept with fasting self my and it became reproach to me.
When I have humbled myself and (fasted/abstained from eating food) [to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple], they just insult me.
11 And I made! clothing my sackcloth and I became for them a byword.
When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.
12 They speak in me [those who] sit of [the] gate and taunt songs of drinkers of strong drink.
Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.
13 And I prayer my [is] to you - O Yahweh a time of favor O God in [the] greatness of covenant loyalty your answer me in [the] faithfulness of salvation your.
But Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.
14 Deliver me from [the] mud and may not I sink may I be delivered from [those who] hate me and from depths of water.
Do not allow me to sink any more in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!
15 May not it overflow me - a flood of water and may not it swallow up me [the] deep and may not it close over me [the] pit mouth its.
Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep [mud] to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit [of death] [MET].
16 Answer me O Yahweh for [is] good covenant loyalty your according to [the] greatness of compassion your turn to me.
O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.
17 And may not you hide face your from servant your for it is distress to me hurry answer me.
Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.
18 Draw near! to self my redeem it on account of enemies my ransom me.
Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
19 You you know reproach my and shame my and ignominy my [are] before you all opposers my.
You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].
20 Reproach - it has broken heart my and I have become sick! and I waited to show sympathy and there not and for comforters and not I found [them].
[Their] insults have deeply offended me, and I (feel helpless/am in despair). I searched for [someone who would] pity [me], but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.
21 And they put in food my poison and for thirst my they gave to drink me vinegar.
[Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.
22 May it become table their before them a trap and for allies a snare.
I hope/desire that the feasts [MTY] [that they enjoy] will (become a snare for/bring trouble to) them, and that [those whom they invite to] the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.
23 May they grow dim eyes their from seeing and loins their continually make to shake.
I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.
24 Pour out on them indignation your and [the] burning of anger your may it overtake them.
Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.
25 May it be encampment their made desolate in tents their may not anyone be dwelling.
Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.
26 For you [those] whom you struck they have harassed and concerning [the] pain of fatally wounded [ones] your they have recounted.
[Do this] because they persecute those whom you have punished, (they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more) those whom you have wounded.
27 Put! iniquity to iniquity their and may not they come in righteousness your.
Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].
28 May they be wiped out from [the] scroll of life and with righteous [people] may not they be written down.
Erase their names [SYN] from the book [containing the names of those who have eternal] life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.
29 And I [am] afflicted and [am] in pain salvation your O God may it set on high me.
As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.
30 I will praise [the] name of God with a song and I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.
31 So it may be good to Yahweh more than an ox a young bull having horns having hooves.
My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.
32 They will see humble [people] they will rejoice O [you who] seek God and may it live heart your.
Oppressed/Afflicted people will see [that God has rescued me], and they will be glad. I want all of you who ask God [to help you] to be encouraged.
33 For [is] listening to needy [people] Yahweh and prisoners his not he despises.
Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.
34 May they praise him heaven and earth [the] seas and every [thing which] moves in them.
I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.
35 For God - he will save Zion so he may rebuild [the] cities of Judah and they will dwell there and they will take possession of it.
God will rescue the people of Jerusalem [from their enemies], and he will rebuild the towns that are in Judah. His people will live there and [again] possess the land.
36 And [the] offspring of servants his they will inherit it and [those who] love name his they will dwell in it.
The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].
