Psalms 69
1 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].
TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to the soul.
2 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.
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 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.
I have been wearied with my calling, My throat has been burned, My eyes have been consumed, waiting for my God.
4 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!
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, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].
O God, You have known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations have not been hid from You.
6 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.
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 People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.
For because of You I have borne reproach, Shame has covered my face.
8 Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
I have been a stranger to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
9 [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.
For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of Your reproachers Have fallen on me.
10 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.
And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
11 When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.
And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am for an allegory to them.
12 Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
13 But Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.
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 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!
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 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].
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 O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.
Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good, Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,
17 Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.
And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress—hurry, answer me.
18 Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
Be near to my soul—redeem it, Ransom me because of my enemies.
19 You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].
You have known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, All my adversaries [are] before You.
20 [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.
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 [Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.
And they give gall for my food, And cause me to drink vinegar for my thirst.
22 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.
Their table before them is for a snare, And for a repayment—for a trap.
23 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.
Their eyes are darkened from seeing, And their loins continually shake You.
24 Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.
Pour Your indignation on them, And the fierceness of Your anger seizes them.
25 Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.
Their tower is desolated, There is no dweller in their tents.
26 [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.
For they have pursued him [whom] You have struck, And recount of the pain of Your pierced ones.
27 Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].
Give punishment for their iniquity, And they do not enter into Your righteousness.
28 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.
They are blotted out of the scroll of life, And are not written with the righteous.
29 As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.
And I [am] afflicted and pained, Your salvation, O God, sets me on high.
30 When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.
I praise the Name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
31 My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.
And it is better to YHWH than an ox, A bullock—horned [and] hoofed.
32 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.
The humble have seen—they rejoice, You who seek God—and your heart lives.
33 Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.
For YHWH listens to the needy, And He has not despised His bound ones.
34 I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.
The heavens and earth praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
35 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.
For God saves Zion, And builds the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
36 The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].
And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His Name dwell in it!
