Psa 69 | NASB1995 | STEP | For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God , For the waters have threatened my life .

‏ Psalms 69

A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.

For the choir director; according to ^{▼▼ Or possibly Lilies}Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

1 Save me, O God,
For the ^bwaters have ^{▼▼ Lit come to the soul}threatened my life.
2 I have sunk in deep ^dmire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a ^{▼▼ Lit flowing stream
,} ^fflood overflows me.
3 I am ^gweary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My ^heyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 Those ⁱwho hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would ^{▼▼ Or silence}destroy me ^kare powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
^lWhat I did not steal, I then have to restore.

5 O God, it is You who knows ^mmy folly,
And ⁿmy wrongs are not hidden from You.
6 May those who wait for You not ^obe ashamed through me, O Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
7 Because ^qfor Your sake I have borne reproach;
^rDishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become ^sestranged ^{▼▼ Lit to}from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.
9 For ^uzeal for Your house has consumed me,
And ^vthe reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept ^win my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.
11 When I made ^xsackcloth my clothing,
I became ^ya byword to them.
12 Those who ^zsit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the ^{▼▼ Lit songs
,} ^absong of the drunkards.

13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, ^acat an acceptable time;
O God, in the ^adgreatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with ^{▼▼ Or the faithfulness of Your salvation}Your saving truth.
14 Deliver me from the ^afmire and do not let me sink;
May I be ^agdelivered from ^{▼▼ Lit those who hate me}my foes and from the ^{▼▼ Lit deep places of water
,} ^ajdeep waters.
15 May the ^{▼▼ Lit stream
,} ^alflood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the ^ampit shut its mouth on me.

16 Answer me, O Lord, for ^anYour lovingkindness is good;
^aoAccording to the greatness of Your compassion, ^apturn to me,
17 And ^aqdo not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am ^arin distress; answer me quickly.
18 Oh draw near to my soul and ^asredeem it;
^atRansom me because of my enemies!
19 You know my ^aureproach and my shame and my dishonor;
All my adversaries are ^{▼▼ Or known to You}before You.

20 Reproach has ^awbroken my heart and I am so sick.
And ^axI looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for ^aycomforters, but I found none.
21 They also gave me ^{▼▼ Or poison
,} ^bagall ^{▼▼ Or in}for my food
And for my thirst they ^bcgave me vinegar to drink.

22 May ^bdtheir table before them become a snare;
And ^{▼▼ Lit for those who are secure
,} ^bfwhen they are in peace, may it become a trap.
23 May their ^bgeyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their ^bhloins shake continually.
24 ^biPour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.
25 May their ^{▼▼ Lit encampment
,} ^bkcamp be desolate;
May none dwell in their tents.
26 For they have ^blpersecuted him whom ^bmYou Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom ^bnYou have ^{▼▼ Lit pierced}wounded.
27 Add ^bpiniquity to their iniquity,
And ^bqmay they not come into ^brYour righteousness.
28 May they be ^bsblotted out of the ^btbook of life
And may they not be ^{▼▼ Lit written
,} ^bvrecorded with the righteous.

29 But I am ^bwafflicted and in pain;
^{▼▼ Or Your salvation, O God, will set...}May Your salvation, O God, ^byset me securely on high.
30 I will ^bzpraise the name of God with song
And ^camagnify Him with ^cbthanksgiving.
31 And it will ^ccplease the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
32 The ^cdhumble ^{▼▼ Some mss and ancient versions read will see}have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, ^cflet your heart ^{▼▼ Or live}revive.
33 For ^chthe Lord hears the needy
And ^cidoes not despise His who are prisoners.

34 Let ^cjheaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and ^ckeverything that moves in them.
35 For God will ^clsave Zion and ^cmbuild the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and ^cnpossess it.
36 The ^{▼▼ Lit seed
,} ^cpdescendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name ^cqwill dwell in it.

‏ Psalms 69

A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.

For the choir director; according to ▼▼ Or possibly LiliesShoshannim. A Psalm of David.

For the choir director; according to ^{▼▼ Or possibly Lilies}Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.