Psalmorum 69
1 in finem pro his qui commutabuntur David salvum me fac Deus quoniam intraverunt aquae usque ad animam meam
O God, save me, because [I am in great danger]. [It is as though] flood water is up to my neck, [and I am about to drown] [MET].
2 infixus sum in limum profundi et non est substantia veni in altitudines maris et tempestas demersit me
I continue to sink in the deep mud, and there is no solid ground for me to stand on. I am in deep water, and flood waters are swirling around me.
3 laboravi clamans raucae factae sunt fauces meae defecerunt oculi mei dum spero in Deum meum
I am exhausted from calling out [for help]; my throat is very dry. Because I have cried so much as I have waited for God [to help me], my eyes are swollen.
4 multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis confortati sunt qui persecuti sunt me inimici mei iniuste quae non rapui tunc exsolvebam
Those who hate me when there is no reason to hate me are more than the number of hairs on my head [HYP]! Those who want to get rid of me are strong, and they tell lies about me. They demand that I return to them things that I did not steal!
5 Deus tu scis insipientiam meam et delicta mea a te non sunt abscondita
O God, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].
6 non erubescant in me qui expectant te Domine Domine virtutum non confundantur super me qui quaerunt te Deus Israhel
O Yahweh God, [you who are the commander] of the armies [of heaven], do not allow the [wrong things that] I [have done] to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom [we] Israeli people [worship], do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.
7 quoniam propter te sustinui obprobrium operuit confusio faciem meam
People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.
8 extraneus factus sum fratribus meis et peregrinus filiis matris meae
Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
9 quoniam zelus domus tuae comedit me et obprobria exprobrantium tibi ceciderunt super me
[Some people have despised your temple]; but my zeal for [keeping] your temple [holy] is like a fire burning inside me. So [it is as though] those who are insulting you are also insulting me.
10 et operui in ieiunio animam meam et factum est in obprobrium mihi
When I have humbled myself and (fasted/abstained from eating food) [to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple], they just insult me.
11 et posui vestimentum meum cilicium et factus sum illis in parabolam
When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.
12 adversum me exercebantur qui sedebant in porta et in me psallebant qui bibebant vinum
Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.
13 ego vero orationem meam ad te Domine tempus beneplaciti Deus in multitudine misericordiae tuae exaudi me in veritate salutis tuae
But Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.
14 eripe me de luto ut non infigar liberer ab his qui oderunt me et de profundis aquarum
Do not allow me to sink any more in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!
15 non me demergat tempestas aquae neque absorbeat me profundum neque urgeat super me puteus os suum
Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep [mud] to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit [of death] [MET].
16 exaudi me Domine quoniam benigna est misericordia tua secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum respice me
O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.
17 et ne avertas faciem tuam a puero tuo quoniam tribulor velociter exaudi me
Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.
18 intende animae meae et libera eam propter inimicos meos eripe me
Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
19 tu scis inproperium meum et confusionem et reverentiam meam
You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].
20 in conspectu tuo sunt omnes qui tribulant me inproperium expectavit cor meum et miseriam et sustinui qui simul contristaretur et non fuit et qui consolaretur et non inveni
[Their] insults have deeply offended me, and I (feel helpless/am in despair). I searched for [someone who would] pity [me], but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.
21 et dederunt in escam meam fel et in siti mea potaverunt me aceto
[Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.
22 fiat mensa eorum coram ipsis in laqueum et in retributiones et in scandalum
I hope/desire that the feasts [MTY] [that they enjoy] will (become a snare for/bring trouble to) them, and that [those whom they invite to] the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.
23 obscurentur oculi eorum ne videant et dorsum eorum semper incurva
I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.
24 effunde super eos iram tuam et furor irae tuae conprehendat eos
Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.
25 fiat habitatio eorum deserta et in tabernaculis eorum non sit qui inhabitet
Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.
26 quoniam quem tu percussisti persecuti sunt et super dolorem vulnerum meorum addiderunt
[Do this] because they persecute those whom you have punished, (they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more) those whom you have wounded.
27 adpone iniquitatem super iniquitatem eorum et non intrent in iustitia tua
Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].
28 deleantur de libro viventium et cum iustis non scribantur
Erase their names [SYN] from the book [containing the names of those who have eternal] life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.
29 ego sum pauper et dolens salus tua Deus suscepit me
As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.
30 laudabo nomen Dei cum cantico magnificabo eum in laude
When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.
31 et placebit Deo super vitulum novellum cornua producentem et ungulas
My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.
32 videant pauperes et laetentur quaerite Deum et vivet anima vestra
Oppressed/Afflicted people will see [that God has rescued me], and they will be glad. I want all of you who ask God [to help you] to be encouraged.
33 quoniam exaudivit pauperes Dominus et vinctos suos non despexit
Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.
34 laudent illum caeli et terra mare et omnia reptilia in eis
I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.
35 quoniam Deus salvam faciet Sion et aedificabuntur civitates Iudaeae et inhabitabunt ibi et hereditate adquirent eam
God will rescue the people of Jerusalem [from their enemies], and he will rebuild the towns that are in Judah. His people will live there and [again] possess the land.
36 et semen servorum eius possidebunt eam et qui diligunt nomen eius habitabunt in ea
The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].
