Psalms 69

1 To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s. Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;

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 have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed 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 with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.

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

4 More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, —Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, —What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.

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, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.

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

6 Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, —Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, 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, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;

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

8 One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;

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

9 Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have 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 have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;

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

11 When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;

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

12 They who sit in the gate talk against me, —And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

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

13 But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.

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 Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of 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 a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.

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 Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:

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

17 Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!

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

18 Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.

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

19 Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries.

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 weak, —Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.

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 But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!

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

22 Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;

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

23 Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;

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

24 Pour out over them thine indignation, And let, the glow of thine anger, overtake them:

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

25 Let their encampment become desolate, In their tents, be there none to dwell:

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

26 For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.

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

27 Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter 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 life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.

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

29 I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me 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 So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.

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

32 The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;

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

33 For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.

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

34 Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.

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

35 For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:

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

36 Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.

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