Psalm 69 (New American Standard Bible)

Psalm 69

A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.

For the choir director; according to Shoshannim^[a]. A Psalm of David.

    ¹Save me, O God,
         For the ^(A)waters have threatened my life.
    ²I have sunk in deep ^(B)mire, and there is no foothold;
         I have come into deep waters, and a ^(C)flood overflows me.
    ³I am ^(D)weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
         My ^(E)eyes fail while I wait for my God.
    ⁴Those ^(F)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
         Those who would destroy me ^(G)are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
         ^(H)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
    ⁵O God, it is You who knows ^(I)my folly,
         And ^(J)my wrongs are not hidden from You.
    ⁶May those who wait for You not ^(K)be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts;
         May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
    ⁷Because ^(L)for Your sake I have borne reproach;
         ^(M)Dishonor has covered my face.
    ⁸I have become ^(N)estranged from my brothers
         And an alien to my mother's sons.
    ⁹For ^(O)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
         And ^(P)the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
    ¹⁰When I wept ^(Q)in my soul with fasting,
         It became my reproach.
    ¹¹When I made ^(R)sackcloth my clothing,
         I became ^(S)a byword to them.
    ¹²Those who ^(T)sit in the gate talk about me,
         And I am the ^(U)song of the drunkards.
    ¹³But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, ^(V)at an acceptable time;
         O God, in the ^(W)greatness of Your lovingkindness,
         Answer me with Your saving truth.
    ¹⁴Deliver me from the ^(X)mire and do not let me sink;
         May I be ^(Y)delivered from my foes and from the ^(Z)deep waters.
    ¹⁵May the ^(AA)flood of water not overflow me
         Nor the deep swallow me up,
         Nor the ^(AB)pit shut its mouth on me.
    ¹⁶Answer me, O LORD, for ^(AC)Your lovingkindness is good;
         ^(AD)According to the greatness of Your compassion, ^(AE)turn to me,
    ¹⁷And ^(AF)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
         For I am ^(AG)in distress; answer me quickly.
    ¹⁸Oh draw near to my soul and ^(AH)redeem it;
         ^(AI)Ransom me because of my enemies!
    ¹⁹You know my ^(AJ)reproach and my shame and my dishonor;
         All my adversaries are ^[b]before You.
    ²⁰Reproach has ^(AK)broken my heart and I am so sick
         And ^(AL)I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
         And for ^(AM)comforters, but I found none.
    ²¹They also gave me ^[c](AN)gall for my food
         And for my thirst they ^(AO)gave me vinegar to drink.
    ²²May ^(AP)their table before them become a snare;
         And ^(AQ)when they are in peace, may it become a trap.
    ²³May their ^(AR)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
         And make their ^(AS)loins shake continually.
    ^24(AT)Pour out Your indignation on them,
         And may Your burning anger overtake them.
    ²⁵May their ^(AU)camp be desolate;
         May none dwell in their tents.
    ²⁶For they have ^(AV)persecuted him whom ^(AW)You Yourself have smitten,
         And they tell of the pain of those whom ^(AX)You have wounded.
    ²⁷Add ^(AY)iniquity to their iniquity,
         And ^(AZ)may they not come into ^(BA)Your righteousness.
    ²⁸May they be ^(BB)blotted out of the ^(BC)book of life
         And may they not be ^(BD)recorded with the righteous.
    ²⁹But I am ^(BE)afflicted and in pain;
         May Your salvation, O God, ^(BF)set me securely on high.
    ³⁰I will ^(BG)praise the name of God with song
         And ^(BH)magnify Him with ^(BI)thanksgiving.
    ³¹And it will ^(BJ)please the LORD better than an ox
         Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
    ³²The ^(BK)humble have seen it and are glad;
         You who seek God, ^(BL)let your heart revive.
    ³³For ^(BM)the LORD hears the needy
         And ^(BN)does not despise His who are prisoners.
    ³⁴Let ^(BO)heaven and earth praise Him,
         The seas and ^(BP)everything that moves in them.
    ³⁵For God will ^(BQ)save Zion and ^(BR)build the cities of Judah,
         That they may dwell there and ^(BS)possess it.
    ³⁶The ^(BT)descendants of His servants will inherit it,
         And those who love His name ^(BU)will dwell in it.