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.

For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in even unto the soul.

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

I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me.

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

I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait 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 me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are many; should I restore that which I took not away?

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

O God, Thou knowest my folly; and my trespasses 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 wait for Thee be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me, O God of Israel.

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

Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.

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

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

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

Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me.

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

And I wept with my soul fasting, and that became unto me a reproach.

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

I made sackcloth also my garment, and I became a byword unto them.

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

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

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 as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, answer me with the truth of Thy salvation.

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.

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

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

Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; and I looked for some to show compassion, 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.

Yea, they put poison into my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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 before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

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

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

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

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

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

Let their encampment be desolate; 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 whom Thou hast smitten; and they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded.

27 Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come 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 the living, and not be written with the righteous.

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

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

But I am afflicted and in pain; 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 [This] also shall please the LORD better than an ox [or] bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

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

The humble shall see it, and be glad; ye that seek after God, let your heart revive.

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

For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, and despiseth not His prisoners.

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

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

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

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

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