1 To the Overseer. — ‘On the Lilies,’ by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul. YLT — Psalm 69:1
2 I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me. YLT — Psalm 69:2
3 I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God. YLT — Psalm 69:3
4 Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away — I bring back. YLT — Psalm 69:4
5 O God, Thou — Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid. YLT — Psalm 69:5
6 Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel. YLT — Psalm 69:6
7 For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face. YLT — Psalm 69:7
8 A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother. YLT — Psalm 69:8
9 For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me. YLT — Psalm 69:9
10 And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me. YLT — Psalm 69:10
11 And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile. YLT — Psalm 69:11
12 Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments. YLT — Psalm 69:12
13 And I — my prayer [is] to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation. YLT — Psalm 69:13
14 Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters. YLT — Psalm 69:14
15 Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me. YLT — Psalm 69:15
16 Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me, YLT — Psalm 69:16
17 And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me. YLT — Psalm 69:17
18 Be near unto my soul — redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me. YLT — Psalm 69:18
19 Thou — Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee [are] all mine adversaries. YLT — Psalm 69:19
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none. YLT — Psalm 69:20
21 And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar. YLT — Psalm 69:21
22 Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence — for a trap. YLT — Psalm 69:22
23 Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou. YLT — Psalm 69:23
24 Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them. YLT — Psalm 69:24
25 Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller. YLT — Psalm 69:25
26 For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones. YLT — Psalm 69:26
27 Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness. YLT — Psalm 69:27
28 They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written. YLT — Psalm 69:28
29 And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high. YLT — Psalm 69:29
30 I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving, YLT — Psalm 69:30
31 And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock — horned — hoofed. YLT — Psalm 69:31
32 The humble have seen — they rejoice, Ye who seek God — and your heart liveth. YLT — Psalm 69:32
33 For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised. YLT — Psalm 69:33
34 The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them. YLT — Psalm 69:34
35 For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it. YLT — Psalm 69:35
36 And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it! YLT — Psalm 69:36