69:1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, {A Psalm} of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to {my} soul. 
69:1 {To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, {A Psalm} of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to {my} soul. 

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 am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 

69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God. 
69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God. 

69:4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, {being} my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored {that} which I took not away. 
69:4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, {being} my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored {that} which I took not away. 

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

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 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. 

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

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

69:9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon me. 
69:9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon 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 was to my reproach. 

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

69:12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I {was} the song of the drunkards. 
69:12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I {was} the song of the drunkards. 

69:13 But as for me, my prayer {is} to 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 thee, O LORD, {in} an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy 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 them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 

69:15 Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 
69:15 Let not the water flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 

69:16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving-kindness {is} good: turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 
69:16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness {is} good: turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 

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

69:18 Draw nigh to my soul, {and} redeem it: deliver me because of my 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 dishonor: my adversaries {are} all before thee. 
69:19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: my adversaries {are} all before thee. 

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 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. 

69:21 They gave me also gall for my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 
69:21 They gave me also gall for my food; and in 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 {that which should have been} for {their} welfare, {let it become} 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, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. 

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

69:25 Let their habitation be desolate; {and} let none dwell in their tents. 
69:25 Let their habitation be desolate; {and} let none dwell 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 {him} whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. 

69:27 Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. 
69:27 Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come into thy 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 thy 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 that hath horns and hoofs. 

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 your heart shall live that seek God. 

69:33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 
69:33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 

69:34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 
69:34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth in it. 

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 will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 

69:36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. 
69:36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell in it.