Psalms 69

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

To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.

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

I sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.

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

I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.

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

They that hate mee without a cause, are moe then the heares of mine heade: they that would destroy mee, and are mine enemies falsly, are mightie, so that I restored that which I tooke not.

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

O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my fautes are not hid from thee.

6 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.

Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God of hostes, be ashamed for me: let not those that seeke thee, be confounded through mee, O God of Israel.

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

For thy sake haue I suffred reproofe: shame hath couered my face.

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

I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.

9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon me.

For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.

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

I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.

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

I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.

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

They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.

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

But Lord, I make my praier vnto thee in an acceptable time, euen in the multitude of thy mercie: O God, heare me in the trueth of thy saluation.

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.

Deliuer mee out of the myre, that I sinke not: let me be deliuered from them that hate me, and out of the deepe waters.

15 Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Let not the water flood drowne mee, neither let the deepe swallowe me vp: and let not the pit shut her mouth vpon me.

16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving-kindness [is] good: turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is good: turne vnto me according to ye multitude of thy tender mercies.

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

And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.

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

Draw neere vnto my soule and redeeme it: deliuer me because of mine enemies.

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

Thou hast knowen my reproofe and my shame, and my dishonour: all mine aduersaries are before thee.

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.

Rebuke hath broken mine heart, and I am full of heauinesse, and I looked for some to haue pitie on me, but there was none: and for comforters, but I found none.

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

For they gaue me gall in my meate, and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke.

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

Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.

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

Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.

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

Powre out thine anger vpon them, and let thy wrathfull displeasure take them.

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

Let their habitation be voide, and let none dwell in their tents.

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

For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.

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

Laie iniquitie vpon their iniquitie, and let them not come into thy righteousnesse.

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

Let them be put out of the booke of life, neither let them be written with the righteous.

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

When I am poore and in heauinesse, thine helpe, O God, shall exalt me.

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 magnifie him with thankesgiuing.

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

This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.

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

The humble shall see this, and they that seeke God, shalbe glad, and your heart shall liue.

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

For the Lord heareth the poore, and despiseth not his prisoners.

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

Let heauen and earth praise him: the seas and all that moueth in them.

35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

For God will saue Zion, and builde the cities of Iudah, that men may dwell there and haue it in possession.

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

The seede also of his seruants shall inherit it: and they that loue his name, shall dwel therein.