Psalms 69

1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David. Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!

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

2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

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;

3 I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail looking for my God.

I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.

4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I did not take away.

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.

5 God, you know my foolishness. My sins are not hidden from you.

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

6 Do not let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord GOD of Armies. Do not let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.

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!

7 Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.

Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;

8 I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children.

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

9 For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.

10 When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.

When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;

11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

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

12 Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

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

13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

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.

14 Deliver me out of the mire, and do not let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:

15 Do not let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Do not let the pit shut its mouth on me.

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.

16 Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

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

17 Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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

18 Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.

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

19 You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you.

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

20 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.

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.

21 They also gave me poison for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

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

22 Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.

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

23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see. Let their backs be continually bent.

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

24 Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.

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

25 Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents.

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

26 For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

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

27 Charge them with crime upon crime. Do not let them come into your righteousness.

Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter into thy righteousness;

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

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.

29 But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me 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 It will please the LORD better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.

So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.

32 The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

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

33 For the LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his captive people.

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

34 Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!

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

35 For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.

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

36 The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.

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