Psalms 69
69
PSALM 69
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim,
A Psalm of David.
1Save me, O God, because the floods
do so environ me,
That ev'n unto my very soul
come in the waters be.
2I downward in deep mire do sink,
where standing there is none:
I am into deep waters come,
where floods have o'er me gone.
3I weary with my crying am,
my throat is also dry'd;
Mine eyes do fail, while for my God
I waiting do abide.
4Those men that do without a cause
bear hatred unto me,
Than are the hairs upon my head
in number more they be:
They that would me destroy, and are
mine en'mies wrongfully,
Are mighty: so what I took not,
to render forc'd was I.
5Lord, thou my folly know'st, my sins
not cover'd are from thee.
6Let none that wait on thee be sham'd,
Lord God of hosts, for me.
O Lord, the God of Israel,
let none, who search do make,
And seek thee, be at any time
confounded for my sake.
7For I have borne reproach for thee,
my face is hid with shame.
8To brethren strange, to mother's sons
an alien I became.
9Because the zeal did eat me up,
which to thine house I bear;
And the reproaches cast at thee,
upon me fallen are.
10My tears and fasts, t' afflict my soul,
were turned to my shame.
11When sackcloth I did wear, to them
a proverb I became.
12The men that in the gate do sit
against me evil spake;
They also that vile drunkards were
of me their song did make.
13But, in an acceptable time,
my pray'r, Lord, is to thee:
In truth of thy salvation, Lord,
and mercy great, hear me.
14Deliver me out of the mire,
from sinking do me keep;
Free me from those that do me hate,
and from the waters deep.
15Let not the flood on me prevail,
whose water overflows;
Nor deep me swallow, nor the pit
her mouth upon me close.
16Hear me, O Lord, because thy love
and kindness is most good;
Turn unto me, according to
thy mercies' multitude.
17Nor from thy servant hide thy face:
I'm troubled, soon attend.
18Draw near my soul, and it redeem;
me from my foes defend.
19To thee is my reproach well known,
my shame, and my disgrace:
Those that mine adversaries be
are all before thy face.
20Reproach hath broke my heart; I'm full
of grief: I look'd for one
To pity me, but none I found;
comforters found I none.
21They also bitter gall did give
unto me for my meat:
They gave me vinegar to drink,
when as my thirst was great.
22Before them let their table prove
a snare; and do thou make
Their welfare and prosperity
a trap themselves to take.
23Let thou their eyes so darken'd be,
that sight may them forsake;
And let their loins be made by thee
continually to shake.
24Thy fury pour thou out on them,
and indignation;
And let thy wrathful anger, Lord,
fast hold take them upon.
25All waste and desolate let be
their habitation;
And in their tabernacles all
inhabitants be none.
26Because him they do persecute,
whom thou didst smite before;
They talk unto the grief of those
whom thou hast wounded sore.
27Add thou iniquity unto
their former wickedness;
And do not let them come at all
into thy righteousness.
28Out of the book of life let them
be raz'd and blotted quite;
Among the just and righteous
let not their names be writ.
29But now become exceeding poor
and sorrowful am I:
By thy salvation, O my God,
let me be set on high.
30The name of God I with a song
most cheerfully will praise;
And I, in giving thanks to him,
his name shall highly raise.
31This to the Lord a sacrifice
more gracious shall prove
Than bullock, ox, or any beast
that hath both horn and hoof.
32When this the humble men shall see,
it joy to them shall give:
O all ye that do seek the Lord,
your hearts shall ever live.
33For God the poor hears, and will not
his prisoners contemn.
34Let heav'n, and earth, and seas, him praise,
and all that move in them.
35For God will Judah's cities build,
and he will Sion save,
That they may dwell therein,
and it in sure possession have.
36And they that are his servants' seed
inherit shall the same;
So shall they have their dwelling there
that love his blessed name.
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Psalms 69
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Psalm 69
A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.
For the music director; according to #69:0 Or possibly LiliesShoshannim. A Psalm of David.
1Save me, God,
For the waters have #69:1 Lit come up to my soulthreatened my life.
2I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a #69:2 Lit flowing streamflood overflows me.
3I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would #69:4 Or silencedestroy me are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
5¶God, You know my foolishness,
And my guilt is not hidden from You.
6May those who wait for You not be ashamed because of me, Lord #69:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod of armies;
May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,
7Because for Your sake I have endured disgrace;
Dishonor has covered my face.
8I have become estranged #69:8 Lit tofrom my brothers,
And a stranger to my mother’s sons.
9For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.
10When I wept in my soul with fasting,
It became my disgrace.
11When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a proverb to them.
12Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.
13¶But as for me, my prayer is to You, Lord, at an acceptable time;
God, in the greatness of Your mercy,
Answer me with #69:13 Or the faithfulness of Your salvationYour saving truth.
14Rescue me from the mud and do not let me sink;
May I be rescued from those who hate me, and from the depths of water.
15May the #69:15 Lit streamflood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the pit close its mouth on me.
16¶Answer me, Lord, for Your mercy is good;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,
17And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.
18Come near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies!
19You know my disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor;
All my enemies are #69:19 Lit before Youknown to You.
20¶Disgrace has broken my heart, and I am so sick.
And I waited for sympathy, but there was none;
And for comforters, but I found none.
21They also gave me #69:21 Or poisona bitter herb in my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22¶May their table before them become a snare;
And #69:22 Lit for those who are securewhen they are at peace, may it become a trap.
23May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their hips shake continually.
24Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.
25May their #69:25 Lit encampmentcamp be desolated;
May there be none living in their tents.
26For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have #69:26 Lit piercedwounded.
27Add guilt to their guilt,
And may they not come into Your righteousness.
28May they be wiped out of the book of life,
And may they not be #69:28 Lit writtenrecorded with the righteous.
29¶But I am afflicted and in pain;
# 69:29 Or Your salvation, O God, will set... May Your salvation, God, set me safely on high.
30I will praise the name of God with song,
And exalt Him with thanksgiving.
31And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or bull with horns and hoofs.
32The humble #69:32 Some mss and ancient versions will seehave seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, let your heart #69:32 Or liverevive.
33For the Lord hears the needy,
And does not despise those of His who are prisoners.
34¶Heaven and earth shall praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.
35For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah,
So that they may live there and possess it.
36The #69:36 Lit seeddescendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will live in it.
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