Psalm 69:19-36

New King James Version

¹⁹You know ^(A)my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor;
My adversaries are all before You.
²⁰Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of ^[a]heaviness;
^(B)I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for ^(C)comforters, but I found none.
²¹They also gave me gall for my food,
^(D)And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²²^(E)Let their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.
²³^(F)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see;
And make their loins shake continually.
²⁴^(G)Pour out Your indignation upon them,
And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.
²⁵^(H)Let their dwelling place be desolate;
Let no one live in their tents.
²⁶For they persecute the ones ^(I)You have struck,
And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.
²⁷^(J)Add iniquity to their iniquity,
^(K)And let them not come into Your righteousness.
²⁸Let them ^(L)be blotted out of the book of the living,
^(M)And not be written with the righteous.

²⁹But I am poor and sorrowful;
Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
³⁰^(N)I will praise the name of God with a song,
And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
³¹^(O)This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull,
Which has horns and hooves.
³²^(P)The humble shall see this and be glad;
And you who seek God, ^(Q)your hearts shall live.
³³For the Lord hears the poor,
And does not despise ^(R)His prisoners.

³⁴^(S)Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas ^(T)and everything that moves in them.
³⁵^(U)For God will save Zion
And build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.
³⁶Also, ^(V)the ^[b]descendants of His servants shall inherit it,
And those who love His name shall dwell in it.

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Footnotes

Psalm 69:20 Lit. sickness
Psalm 69:36 Lit. seed

תהילים 69:19-36

The Westminster Leningrad Codex

¹⁹קָרְבָ֣ה אֶל־נַפְשִׁ֣י גְאָלָ֑הּ לְמַ֖עַן אֹיְבַ֣י פְּדֵֽנִי׃

²⁰אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתִ֣י וּ֭בָשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י נֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗ כָּל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃

²¹חֶרְפָּ֤ה׀ שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה לִבִּ֗י וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה לָנ֣וּד וָאַ֑יִן וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א מָצָֽאתִי׃

²²וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי חֹֽמֶץ׃

²³יְהִֽי־שֻׁלְחָנָ֣ם לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם לְפָ֑ח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥ים לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃

²⁴תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם מֵרְא֑וֹת וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם תָּמִ֥יד הַמְעַֽד׃

²⁵שְׁפָךְ־עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם זַעְמֶ֑ךָ וַחֲר֥וֹן אַ֝פְּךָ֗ יַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃

²⁶תְּהִי־טִֽירָתָ֥ם נְשַׁמָּ֑ה בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יְהִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃

²⁷כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּ֣יתָ רָדָ֑פוּ וְאֶל־מַכְא֖וֹב חֲלָלֶ֣יךָ יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃

²⁸תְּֽנָה־עָ֭וֺן עַל־עֲוֺנָ֑ם וְאַל־יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

²⁹יִ֭מָּחֽוּ מִסֵּ֣פֶר חַיִּ֑ים וְעִ֥ם צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים אַל־יִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃

³⁰וַ֭אֲנִי עָנִ֣י וְכוֹאֵ֑ב יְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃

³¹אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה שֵׁם־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּשִׁ֑יר וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה׃

³²וְתִיטַ֣ב לַֽ֭יהוָה מִשּׁ֥וֹר פָּ֗ר מַקְרִ֥ן מַפְרִֽיס׃

³³רָא֣וּ עֲנָוִ֣ים יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ דֹּרְשֵׁ֥י אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים וִיחִ֥י לְבַבְכֶֽם׃

³⁴כִּֽי־שֹׁמֵ֣עַ אֶל־אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו לֹ֣א בָזָֽה׃

³⁵יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ יַ֝מִּ֗ים וְֽכָל־רֹמֵ֥שׂ בָּֽם׃

³⁶כִּ֤י אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ י֘וֹשִׁ֤יעַ צִיּ֗וֹן וְ֭יִבְנֶה עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֝֗ם וִירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃

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Psalm 69:19-36

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁹Thou -- Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee [are] all mine adversaries.

²⁰Reproach 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.

²¹And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.

²²Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.

²³Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.

²⁴Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.

²⁵Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.

²⁶For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.

²⁷Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.

²⁸They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.

²⁹And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.

³⁰I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

³¹And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock -- horned -- hoofed.

³²The humble have seen -- they rejoice, Ye who seek God -- and your heart liveth.

³³For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.

³⁴The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.

³⁵For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.

³⁶And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!

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Psalm 69:19-36

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹You know my ^(A)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor;
All my enemies are ^[a]known to You.

²⁰Disgrace has ^(B)broken my heart, and I am so sick.
And ^(C)I waited for sympathy, but there was none;
And for ^(D)comforters, but I found none.
²¹They also gave me ^[b]^(E)a bitter herb in my food,
And for my thirst they ^(F)gave me vinegar to drink.

²²May ^(G)their table before them become a snare;
And ^[c]^(H)when they are at peace, may it become a trap.
²³May their ^(I)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their ^(J)hips shake continually.
²⁴^(K)Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.
²⁵May their ^[d]^(L)camp be desolated;
May there be none living in their tents.
²⁶For they have ^(M)persecuted him whom ^(N)You Yourself struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom ^(O)You have ^[e]wounded.
²⁷Add ^(P)guilt to their guilt,
And ^(Q)may they not come into ^(R)Your righteousness.
²⁸May they be ^(S)wiped out of the ^(T)book of life,
And may they not be ^[f]^(U)recorded with the righteous.

²⁹But I am ^(V)afflicted and in pain;
^[g]May Your salvation, God, ^(W)set me safely on high.
³⁰I will ^(X)praise the name of God with song,
And ^(Y)exalt Him with ^(Z)thanksgiving.
³¹And it will ^(AA)please the Lord better than an ox
Or bull with horns and hoofs.
³²The ^(AB)humble ^[h]have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, ^(AC)let your heart ^[i]revive.
³³For ^(AD)the Lord hears the needy,
And ^(AE)does not despise those of His who are prisoners.

³⁴^(AF)Heaven and earth shall praise Him,
The seas and ^(AG)everything that moves in them.
³⁵For God will ^(AH)save Zion and ^(AI)build the cities of Judah,
So that they may live there and ^(AJ)possess it.
³⁶The ^[j]^(AK)descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name ^(AL)will live in it.