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 THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to 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 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 weary of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God.

I have been wearied with my calling, My throat has been burned, My eyes have been consumed, waiting 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.

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

O God, You have known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations have not been hid from You.

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.

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

For because of You I have borne reproach, Shame has covered my face.

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

I have been a stranger to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.

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

For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of Your reproachers Have fallen on me.

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

And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.

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

And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am for an allegory to them.

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

Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

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.

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 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 from the mire, and do not let me sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of 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.

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

Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good, Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,

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

And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress—hurry, answer me.

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

Be near to my soul—redeem it, Ransom me because of my enemies.

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

You have known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, All my adversaries [are] before You.

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

And they give gall for my food, And cause me to drink vinegar for my thirst.

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

Their table before them is for a snare, And for a repayment—for a trap.

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

Their eyes are darkened from seeing, And their loins continually shake You.

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

Pour Your indignation on them, And the fierceness of Your anger seizes them.

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

Their tower is desolated, There is no dweller 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 have pursued him [whom] You have struck, And recount of the pain of Your pierced ones.

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

Give punishment for their iniquity, And they do not enter into Your righteousness.

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

They are blotted out of the scroll of life, And are not written with the righteous.

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

And I [am] afflicted and pained, Your salvation, O God, sets me on high.

30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

I praise the Name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

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

And it is better to YHWH than an ox, A bullock—horned [and] hoofed.

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

The humble have seen—they rejoice, You who seek God—and your heart lives.

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

For YHWH listens to the needy, And He has not despised His bound ones.

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

The heavens and earth praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing 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 saves Zion, And builds the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.

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

And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His Name dwell in it!