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World English Bible

Psalm 69 (WEBP)

[1] Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!
[2] I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
[3] I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail looking for my God.
[4] Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.
[5] God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you.
[6] Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.
[7] Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.
[8] I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children.
[9] For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
[10] When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
[11] When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
[12] Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.
[13] But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
[14] Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.
[15] Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.
[16] Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.
[17] Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!
[18] Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
[19] You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you.
[20] Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.
[21] They also gave me poison for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.
[22] Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.
[23] Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent.
[24] Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.
[25] Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents.
[26] For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.
[27] Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness.
[28] Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
[29] But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.
[30] I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
[31] It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.
[32] The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.
[33] For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.
[34] Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
[35] For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
[36] The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 69 (KJVS)

[1] «To the chief Musician () upon Shoshannim , [A Psalm] of David .» Save () me, O God ; for the waters are come () in unto [my] soul .
[2] I sink () in deep mire , where [there is] no standing : I am come () into deep waters , where the floods overflow () me.
[3] I am weary () of my crying (): my throat is dried (): mine eyes fail () while I wait () for my God .
[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 ().
[5] O God , thou knowest () my foolishness ; and my sins are not hid () from thee.
[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 .
[7] Because for thy sake I have borne () reproach ; shame hath covered () my face .
[8] I am become a stranger () unto my brethren , and an alien unto my mother’s children .
[9] For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up (); and the reproaches of them that reproached () thee are fallen () upon me.
[10] When I wept (), [and chastened] my soul with fasting , that was to my reproach .
[11] I made () sackcloth also my garment ; and I became a proverb to them.
[12] They that sit in () the gate speak () against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards () .
[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 .
[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 .
[15] Let not the waterflood overflow () me, neither let the deep swallow me up (), and let not the pit shut () her mouth upon me.
[16] Hear () me, O LORD ; for thy lovingkindness [is] good : turn () unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies .
[17] And hide () not thy face from thy servant ; for I am in trouble (): hear () me speedily .
[18] Draw nigh () unto my soul , [and] redeem () it: deliver () me because of mine enemies ().
[19] Thou hast known () my reproach , and my shame , and my dishonour : mine adversaries () [are] all before thee.
[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.
[21] They gave () me also gall for my meat ; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink ().
[22] Let their table become a snare before them: and [that which should have been] for [their] welfare , [let it become] a trap .
[23] Let their eyes be darkened (), that they see () not; and make their loins continually to shake ().
[24] Pour out () thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold () of them.
[25] Let their habitation be desolate (); [and] let none dwell () in their tents .
[26] For they persecute () [him] whom thou hast smitten (); and they talk () to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded .
[27] Add () iniquity unto their iniquity : and let them not come () into thy righteousness .
[28] Let them be blotted () out of the book of the living , and not be written () with the righteous .
[29] But I [am] poor and sorrowful (): let thy salvation , O God , set me up on high ().
[30] I will praise () the name of God with a song , and will magnify () him with thanksgiving .
[31] [This] also shall please the LORD better () than an ox [or] bullock that hath horns () and hoofs ().
[32] The humble shall see () [this, and] be glad (): and your heart shall live () that seek () God .
[33] For the LORD heareth () the poor , and despiseth () not his prisoners .
[34] Let the heaven and earth praise () him, the seas , and every thing that moveth () therein.
[35] For God will save () Zion , and will build () the cities of Judah : that they may dwell () there, and have it in possession ().
[36] The seed also of his servants shall inherit () it: and they that love () his name shall dwell () therein.

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 69 (YLT)

[1] Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.
[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.
[3] I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.
[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.
[5] O God, Thou-Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.
[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.
[7] For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.
[8] A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
[9] For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
[10] And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
[11] And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.
[12] Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[16] Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,
[17] And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress-haste, answer me.
[18] Be near unto my soul-redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.
[19] Thou-Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee are all mine adversaries.
[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.
[21] And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.
[22] Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence-for a trap.
[23] Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
[24] Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.
[25] Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.
[26] For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.
[27] Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.
[28] They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.
[29] And I am afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.
[30] I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
[31] And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock-horned-hoofed.
[32] The humble have seen-they rejoice, Ye who seek God-and your heart liveth.
[33] For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.
[34] The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
[35] For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
[36] And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!