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Psalm 69:4-35
King James Version
Psalm 69:4-35
King James Version
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.
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Psalm 69:4-35
New International Version
Psalm 69:4-35
New International Version
4 Those who hate me(A) without reason(B)
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(C)
those who seek to destroy me.(D)
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
6 Lord, the Lord Almighty,
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me.
7 For I endure scorn(G) for your sake,(H)
and shame covers my face.(I)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;(J)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,(K)
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(L)
10 When I weep and fast,(M)
I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(N)
people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(O) mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.(P)
13 But I pray to you, Lord,
in the time of your favor;(Q)
in your great love,(R) O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.(S)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(T) engulf me
or the depths swallow me up(U)
or the pit close its mouth over me.(V)
16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(W)
in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(X) from your servant;
answer me quickly,(Y) for I am in trouble.(Z)
18 Come near and rescue me;
deliver(AA) me because of my foes.
19 You know how I am scorned,(AB) disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters,(AC) but I found none.(AD)
21 They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar(AE) for my thirst.(AF)
22 May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(AG)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.(AH)
24 Pour out your wrath(AI) on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(AJ)
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(AK)
26 For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(AL)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;(AM)
do not let them share in your salvation.(AN)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life(AO)
and not be listed with the righteous.(AP)
29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
may your salvation, God, protect me.(AQ)
30 I will praise God’s name in song(AR)
and glorify him(AS) with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.(AT)
32 The poor will see and be glad(AU)—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!(AV)
33 The Lord hears the needy(AW)
and does not despise his captive people.
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become
Psalm 69:4-35
English Standard Version
Psalm 69:4-35
English Standard Version
4 (A)More in number than the hairs of my head
are (B)those who hate me (C)without cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
(D)those who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
must I now restore?
5 O God, you know my folly;
the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.
6 Let not those who hope in you (E)be put to shame through me,
O Lord God of hosts;
let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me,
O God of Israel.
7 For it is (F)for your sake that I have borne reproach,
that dishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become (G)a stranger to my brothers,
an alien to my mother's sons.
9 For (H)zeal for your house has consumed me,
and (I)the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
10 When I wept and humbled[a] my soul with fasting,
it became my reproach.
11 When I made (J)sackcloth my clothing,
I became (K)a byword to them.
12 I am the talk of those who (L)sit in the gate,
and the drunkards make (M)songs about me.
13 But as for me, my (N)prayer is to you, O Lord.
At (O)an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
14 Deliver me
from sinking in (P)the mire;
(Q)let me be delivered from my enemies
and from (R)the deep waters.
15 Let not the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or (S)the pit close (T)its mouth over me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your (U)steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant (V)mercy, (W)turn to me.
17 (X)Hide not your face from your servant,
(Y)for I am in distress; (Z)make haste to answer me.
18 Draw near to my soul, redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies!
19 You know my (AA)reproach,
and my shame and my dishonor;
my foes are all known to you.
20 (AB)Reproaches have broken my heart,
so that I am in (AC)despair.
I (AD)looked for (AE)pity, but there was none,
and for (AF)comforters, but I found none.
21 They gave me (AG)poison for food,
and for my thirst they gave me (AH)sour wine to drink.
22 (AI)Let their own (AJ)table before them become a snare;
(AK)and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.[b]
23 (AL)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see,
(AM)and make their loins tremble continually.
24 Pour out your indignation upon them,
and let your burning anger overtake them.
25 (AN)May their camp be a desolation;
let no one dwell in their tents.
26 For they (AO)persecute him whom (AP)you have struck down,
and they recount the pain of (AQ)those you have wounded.
27 (AR)Add to them punishment upon punishment;
may they have no acquittal from you.[c]
28 Let them be (AS)blotted out of the book of the living;
let them not be (AT)enrolled among the righteous.
29 But I am afflicted and in pain;
let your salvation, O God, (AU)set me on high!
30 I will (AV)praise the name of God with a song;
I will (AW)magnify him with (AX)thanksgiving.
31 This will (AY)please the Lord more than an ox
or a bull (AZ)with horns and hoofs.
32 When (BA)the humble see it they will be glad;
you who seek God, (BB)let your hearts revive.
33 For the Lord hears the needy
and (BC)does not despise his own people who are prisoners.
34 Let (BD)heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.
35 For (BE)God will save Zion
and build up the cities of Judah,
and people shall dwell there and possess it;
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:10 Hebrew lacks and humbled
- Psalm 69:22 Hebrew; a slight revocalization yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome) a snare, and retribution and a trap
- Psalm 69:27 Hebrew may they not come into your righteousness
Psalm 69:4-35
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 69:4-35
Christian Standard Bible
4 Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.(A)
Though I did not steal, I must repay.(B)
5 God, you know my foolishness,
and my guilty acts are not hidden from you.(C)
6 Do not let those who put their hope in you
be disgraced because of me,
Lord God of Armies;
do not let those who seek you
be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel.(D)
7 For I have endured insults because of you,
and shame has covered my face.(E)
8 I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother’s sons(F)
9 because zeal for your house has consumed me,(G)
and the insults of those who insult you
have fallen on me.(H)
10 I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.(I)
11 I wore sackcloth as my clothing,
and I was a joke to them.
12 Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.(J)
13 But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to you is for a time of favor.
In your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with your sure salvation.(K)
14 Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.
Let me be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep water.(L)
15 Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up;
don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.(M)
16 Answer me, Lord,
for your faithful love is good.
In keeping with your abundant compassion,
turn to me.(N)
17 Don’t hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!(O)
18 Come near to me and redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies.(P)
19 You know the insults I endure—
my shame and disgrace.
You are aware of all my adversaries.(Q)
20 Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I waited for sympathy,
but there was none;
for comforters, but found no one.(R)
21 Instead, they gave me gall for my food,
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.(S)
22 Let their table set before them be a snare,
and let it be a trap for their allies.(T)
23 Let their eyes grow too dim to see,
and let their hips continually quake.(U)
24 Pour out your rage on them,
and let your burning anger overtake them.(V)
25 Make their fortification desolate;
may no one live in their tents.(W)
26 For they persecute the one you struck
and talk about the pain of those you wounded.(X)
27 Charge them with crime on top of crime;
do not let them share in your righteousness.(Y)
28 Let them be erased from the book of life
and not be recorded with the righteous.(Z)
29 But as for me—poor and in pain—
let your salvation protect me, God.(AA)
30 I will praise God’s name with song
and exalt him with thanksgiving.(AB)
31 That will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with horns and hooves.(AC)
32 The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!(AD)
33 For the Lord listens to the needy
and does not despise
his own who are prisoners.(AE)
34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them,(AF)
35 for God will save Zion
and build up[a] the cities of Judah.
They will live there and possess it.(AG)
Footnotes
- 69:35 Or and rebuild
Psalm 69:4-35
New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalm 69:4-35
New American Standard Bible 1995
4 Those (A)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [a]destroy me (B)are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
(C)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
5 O God, it is You who knows (D)my folly,
And (E)my wrongs are not hidden from You.
6 May those who wait for You not (F)be ashamed through me, O Lord [b]God of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
7 Because (G)for Your sake I have borne reproach;
(H)Dishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become (I)estranged [c]from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.
9 For (J)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And (K)the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept (L)in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.
11 When I made (M)sackcloth my clothing,
I became (N)a byword to them.
12 Those who (O)sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the [d](P)song of the drunkards.
13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, (Q)at an acceptable time;
O God, in the (R)greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with [e]Your saving truth.
14 Deliver me from the (S)mire and do not let me sink;
May I be (T)delivered from [f]my foes and from the [g](U)deep waters.
15 May the [h](V)flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the (W)pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, for (X)Your lovingkindness is good;
(Y)According to the greatness of Your compassion, (Z)turn to me,
17 And (AA)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am (AB)in distress; answer me quickly.
18 Oh draw near to my soul and (AC)redeem it;
(AD)Ransom me because of my enemies!
19 You know my (AE)reproach and my shame and my dishonor;
All my adversaries are [i]before You.
20 Reproach has (AF)broken my heart and I am so sick.
And (AG)I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for (AH)comforters, but I found none.
21 They also gave me [j](AI)gall [k]for my food
And for my thirst they (AJ)gave me vinegar to drink.
22 May (AK)their table before them become a snare;
And [l](AL)when they are in peace, may it become a trap.
23 May their (AM)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their (AN)loins shake continually.
24 (AO)Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.
25 May their [m](AP)camp be desolate;
May none dwell in their tents.
26 For they have (AQ)persecuted him whom (AR)You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom (AS)You have [n]wounded.
27 Add (AT)iniquity to their iniquity,
And (AU)may they not come into (AV)Your righteousness.
28 May they be (AW)blotted out of the (AX)book of life
And may they not be [o](AY)recorded with the righteous.
29 But I am (AZ)afflicted and in pain;
[p]May Your salvation, O God, (BA)set me securely on high.
30 I will (BB)praise the name of God with song
And (BC)magnify Him with (BD)thanksgiving.
31 And it will (BE)please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
32 The (BF)humble [q]have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, (BG)let your heart [r]revive.
33 For (BH)the Lord hears the needy
And (BI)does not despise His who are prisoners.
34 Let (BJ)heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and (BK)everything that moves in them.
35 For God will (BL)save Zion and (BM)build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and (BN)possess it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:4 Or silence
- Psalm 69:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Psalm 69:8 Lit to
- Psalm 69:12 Lit songs
- Psalm 69:13 Or the faithfulness of Your salvation
- Psalm 69:14 Lit those who hate me
- Psalm 69:14 Lit deep places of water
- Psalm 69:15 Lit stream
- Psalm 69:19 Or known to You
- Psalm 69:21 Or poison
- Psalm 69:21 Or in
- Psalm 69:22 Lit for those who are secure
- Psalm 69:25 Lit encampment
- Psalm 69:26 Lit pierced
- Psalm 69:28 Lit written
- Psalm 69:29 Or Your salvation, O God, will set...
- Psalm 69:32 Some mss and ancient versions read will see
- Psalm 69:32 Or live
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