69:1 {To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.
69:1 To the Chief Musician. Set the 'The Lilies.' A Psalm of David. Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.

69:2 I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
69:2 I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.

69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
69:3 I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

69:4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, [being] mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored [that] which I took not away.
69:4 Those who hate me without a cause Are more than the hairs of my head; They are mighty who would destroy me, Being my enemies wrongfully; Though I have stolen nothing, I still must restore it.

69:5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
69:5 O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You.

69:6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
69:6 Let not those who wait for You, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed because of me; Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel.

69:7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
69:7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face.

69:8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
69:8 I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother's children;

69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
69:9 Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

69:10 When I wept, [and chastened] my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
69:10 When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach.

69:11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
69:11 I also made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword to them.

69:12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.
69:12 Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkards.

69:13 But as for me, my prayer [is] unto thee, O LORD, [in] an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.

69:14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
69:14 Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.

69:15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
69:15 Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.

69:16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness [is] good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
69:16 Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.

69:17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
69:17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in trouble; Hear me speedily.

69:18 Draw nigh unto my soul, [and] redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
69:18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies.

69:19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries [are] all before thee.
69:19 You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You.

69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked [for some] to take pity, but [there was] none; and for comforters, but I found none.
69:20 Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.

69:21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
69:21 They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and [that which should have been] for [their] welfare, [let it become] a trap.
69:22 Let their table become a snare before them, And their well-being a trap.

69:23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
69:23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; And make their loins shake continually.

69:24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
69:24 Pour out Your indignation upon them, And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.

69:25 Let their habitation be desolate; [and] let none dwell in their tents.
69:25 Let their dwelling place be desolate; Let no one live in their tents.

69:26 For they persecute [him] whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
69:26 For they persecute the ones You have struck, And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.

69:27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.
69:27 Add iniquity to their iniquity, And let them not come into Your righteousness.

69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous.

69:29 But I [am] poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
69:29 But I am poor and sorrowful; Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

69:31 [This] also shall please the LORD better than an ox [or] bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
69:31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bull, Which has horns and hooves.

69:32 The humble shall see [this, and] be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
69:32 The humble shall see this and be glad; And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.

69:33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
69:33 For the LORD hears the poor, And does not despise His prisoners.

69:34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
69:34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

69:35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
69:35 For God will save Zion And build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.

69:36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
69:36 Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it, And those who love His name shall dwell in it.