Psalm 69 BSB ISV Parallel

◄ Psalm 69 ►

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1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.

1Deliver me, God, because the waters are up to my neck.

2I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.

2I am sinking in deep mire, and there is no solid ground. I have come into deep water, and the flood overwhelms me.

3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

3I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God.

4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

4Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head. My persecutors are mighty, and they want to destroy me. Must I be forced to return what I did not steal?

5You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.

5God, you know my sins, and my guilt is not hidden from you.

6May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

6Do not let those who look up to you be ashamed because of me, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies. Let not those who seek you be humiliated because of me, God of Israel.

7For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

7I am being mocked because of you. Dishonor overwhelms me.

8I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

8I am a stranger to my brothers, a foreigner to my mother's sons.

9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

9Zeal for your house consumes me, and the mockeries of those who insult you fall on me.

10I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

10I weep and fast, and I am mocked for it.

11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.

11When I dressed in sackcloth, I became an object of gossip among them.

12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

12The prominent people mock me, composing drinking songs.

13But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.

13As for me, LORD, may my prayer to you come at a favorable time. God, in the abundance of your gracious love, answer me with your sure deliverance.

14Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.

14Rescue me from the mud and do not let me sink. Rescue me from those who hate me, and from the deep waters.

15Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

15Let neither the floodwaters overwhelm me nor let the deep swallow me up, nor the mouth of the well close over me.

16Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

16Answer me, LORD, for your gracious love is good; Turn to me in keeping with your great compassion,

17Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!

17and do not ignore your servant, because I am in distress. Hurry to answer me!

18Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.

18Draw near and redeem me; ransom me because of my enemies.

19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.

19Truly you know my reproach, shame, and disgrace. All my enemies are known to you.

20Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

20Insults broke my heart. I despaired and looked for sympathy; but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.

21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

21They put poison in my food, in my thirst they forced me to drink vinegar.

22May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

22May their dining tables entrap them, and become a snare for their allies.

23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

23May their eyes be blinded and may their bodies tremble continuously.

24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

24May you pour out your fury on them. May your burning anger overtake them.

25May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

25May their camp become desolate and their tents remain unoccupied.

26For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

26For they persecute those whom you have struck, and they brag about the pain of those you have wounded.

27Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.

27May you punish them for their crimes; may they receive no verdict of innocence from you.

28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

28May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous.

29But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

29As for me, I am afflicted and hurting; may your deliverance, God, establish me on high.

30I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

30Let me praise the name of God with a song that I may magnify him with thanksgiving.

31And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.

31That will please the LORD more than oxen and bulls with horns and hooves.

32The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

32The afflicted will watch and rejoice. May you who seek God take courage.

33For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.

33For the LORD listens to the needy and doesn't despise those in bondage.

34Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

34Let the heavens and earth praise him, along with the sea and its swarming creatures.

35For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

35For God will deliver Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah so they may live there and possess them.

36The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.

36The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who cherish his name will live there.

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