69:1 To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.
69:1 To the leader: according to Lilies. 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 foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.
69:2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.

69:3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.
69:3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.

69:4 More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore?
69:4 More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; many are those who would destroy me, my enemies who accuse me falsely. What I did not steal must I now restore?

69:5 O God, thou knowest my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from thee.
69:5 O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.

69:6 Let not those who hope in thee be put to shame through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those who seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
69:6 Do not let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord GOD of hosts; do not let those who seek you be dishonored because of me, O God of Israel.

69:7 For it is for thy sake that I have borne reproach, that shame has covered my face.
69:7 It is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that shame has covered my face.

69:8 I have become a stranger to my brethren, an alien to my mother's sons.
69:8 I have become a stranger to my kindred, an alien to my mother's children.

69:9 For zeal for thy house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult thee have fallen on me.
69:9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me; the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

69:10 When I humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach.
69:10 When I humbled my soul with fasting, they insulted me for doing so.

69:11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
69:11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

69:12 I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.
69:12 I am the subject of gossip for those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.

69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of thy steadfast love answer me. With thy faithful help
69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me. With your faithful help

69:14 rescue me from sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters.
69:14 rescue me from sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters.

69:15 Let not the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.
69:15 Do not let the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the Pit close its mouth over me.

69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for thy steadfast love is good; according to thy abundant mercy, turn to me.
69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

69:17 Hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress, make haste to answer me.
69:17 Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress--make haste to answer me.

69:18 Draw near to me, redeem me, set me free because of my enemies!
69:18 Draw near to me, redeem me, set me free because of my enemies.

69:19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame and my dishonor; my foes are all known to thee.
69:19 You know the insults I receive, and my shame and dishonor; my foes are all known to you.

69:20 Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
69:20 Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

69:21 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
69:21 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

69:22 Let their own table before them become a snare; let their sacrificial feasts be a trap.
69:22 Let their table be a trap for them, a snare for their allies.

69:23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; and make their loins tremble continually.
69:23 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually.

69:24 Pour out thy indignation upon them, and let thy burning anger overtake them.
69:24 Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your burning anger overtake them.

69:25 May their camp be a desolation, let no one dwell in their tents.
69:25 May their camp be a desolation; let no one live in their tents.

69:26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and him whom thou hast wounded, they afflict still more.
69:26 For they persecute those whom you have struck down, and those whom you have wounded, they attack still more.

69:27 Add to them punishment upon punishment; may they have no acquittal from thee.
69:27 Add guilt to their guilt; may they have no acquittal from you.

69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled among the righteous.
69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled among the righteous.

69:29 But I am afflicted and in pain; let thy salvation, O God, set me on high!
69:29 But I am lowly and in pain; let your salvation, O God, protect me.

69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.

69:31 This will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.
69:31 This will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.

69:32 Let the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.
69:32 Let the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.

69:33 For the LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his own that are in bonds.
69:33 For the LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his own that are in bonds.

69:34 Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves 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 rebuild the cities of Judah; and his servants shall dwell there and possess it;
69:35 For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah; and his servants shall live there and possess it;

69:36 the children of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell in it.
69:36 the children of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall live in it.