Psalm 69

A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.

For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

1 Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life.

2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.

3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

5 O God, it is You who knows my folly,
And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

6 May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Dishonor has covered my face.

8 I have become estranged from my brothers
And an alien to my mother's sons.

9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

10 When I wept in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.

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

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

13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at an acceptable time;
O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with Your saving truth.

14 Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink;
May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.

15 May the flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,

17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

18 Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies!

19 You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor;
All my adversaries are tbefore You.

20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick.
And I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me tgall for my food
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 May their table before them become a snare;
And when they are in peace, may it become a trap.

23 May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually.

24 Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.

25 May their camp be desolate;
May none dwell in their tents.

26 For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

27 Add iniquity to their iniquity,
And may they not come into Your righteousness.

28 May they be blotted out of the book of life
And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

29 But I am afflicted and in pain;
May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

30 I will praise the name of God with song
And magnify Him with thanksgiving.

31 And it will please the LORD better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

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

33 For the LORD hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

34 Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.

35 For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.

36 The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

Psalm 69

For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” by David.

1 Deliver me, O God,
for the water has reached my neck.

2 I sink into the deep mire
where there is no solid ground;
I am in deep water,
and the current overpowers me.

3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;
my throat is sore;
my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head.
Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me.
They make me repay what I did not steal!

5 O God, you are aware of my foolish sins;
my guilt is not hidden from you.

6 Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me,
O sovereign Lord and king!
Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me,
O God of Israel!

7 For I suffer humiliation for your sake
and am thoroughly disgraced.

8 My own brothers treat me like a stranger;
they act as if I were a foreigner.

9 Certainly zeal for your house consumes me;
I endure the insults of those who insult you.

10 I weep and refrain from eating food,
which causes others to insult me.

11 I wear sackcloth
and they ridicule me.

12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;
drunkards mock me in their songs.

13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me!
O God, because of your great loyal love,
answer me with your faithful deliverance!

14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!
Deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep water!

15 Don’t let the current overpower me!
Don’t let the deep swallow me up!
Don’t let the pit devour me!

16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good!
Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

17 Do not ignore your servant,
for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

18 Come near me and redeem me!
Because of my enemies, rescue me!

19 You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced;
you can see all my enemies.

20 Their insults are painful and make me lose heart;
I look for sympathy, but receive none,
for comforters, but find none.

21 They put bitter poison into my food,
and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

22 May their dining table become a trap before them!
May it be a snare for that group of friends!

23 May their eyes be blinded!
Make them shake violently!

24 Pour out your judgment on them!
May your raging anger overtake them!

25 May their camp become desolate,
their tents uninhabited!

26 For they harass the one whom you discipline;
they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

27 Hold them accountable for all their sins!
Do not vindicate them!

28 May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living!
Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

29 I am oppressed and suffering!
O God, deliver and protect me!

30 I will sing praises to God’s name!
I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

31 That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull
with horns and hooves.

32 The oppressed look on – let them rejoice!
You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

33 For the Lord listens to the needy;
he does not despise his captive people.

34 Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

35 For God will deliver Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

36 The descendants of his servants will inherit it,
and those who are loyal to him will live in it.