Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 69

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

1Save meH3467, O GodH430,forH3588 the watersH4325 are upH935 toH5704 my neckH5315.2I have sunkH2883 into the miryH3121 depthsH4688,where there is noH369 footingH4613;I have driftedH935 into deepH4615 watersH4325,where the floodH7641 engulfs meH7857.3I am wearyH3021 from my cryingH7121;my throatH1627 is parchedH2787.My eyesH5869 failH3615,lookingH3176 for my GodH430.4Those who hate meH8130 without causeH2600outnumberH7231 the hairsH8185 of my headH7218;many areH6105 those who would destroy meH6789—my enemiesH341 for no reasonH8267 .1Though I did notH3808 stealH1497 H227,I must repayH7725.

5YouH859 knowH3045 my follyH200, O GodH430,and my guiltH819 is notH3808 hiddenH3582 from YouH4480.6May those who hope in YouH6960 notH408 be ashamedH954 through me,O LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635;may those who seek YouH1245 notH408 be dishonoredH3637 through me,O GodH430 of IsraelH3478.7ForH3588 I have enduredH5375 scornH2781 for Your sakeH5921,and shameH3639 has coveredH3680 my faceH6440.8I have becomeH1961 a strangerH2114 to my brothersH251and a foreignerH5237 to my mother’sH517 sonsH1121,9becauseH3588 zealH7068 for Your houseH1004 has consumed meH398,2and the insultsH2781 of those who insult YouH2778 have fallenH5307 on meH5921.310IH5315 weptH1058 and fastedH6685,but it brought meH1961 reproachH2781.11I madeH5414 sackclothH8242 my clothingH3830,and I wasH1961 sportH4912 to them.12Those who sitH3427 at the gateH8179 mockH7878 me,and I am the songH5058 of drunkardsH8354 H7941.

13ButH589 my prayerH8605 to You, O LORDH3068,is for a timeH6256 of favorH7522.In Your abundantH7230 loving devotionH2617, O GodH430,answer meH6030 with Your sureH571 salvationH3468.14Rescue meH5337 from the mireH2916and do notH408 let me sinkH2883;deliver meH5337 from my foesH8130and out of the deepH4615 watersH4325.15Do notH408 let the floodsH7641 H4325 engulf meH7857or the depthsH4688 H408 swallow me upH1104;let notH408 the PitH875 closeH332 its mouthH6310 over meH5921.16Answer meH6030, O LORDH3068,forH3588 Your loving devotionH2617 is goodH2896;turnH6437 to meH413 in keeping with Your greatH7230 compassionH7356.17HideH5641 notH408 Your faceH6440 from Your servantH5650,forH3588 I am in distressH6887.AnswerH6030 me quicklyH4116!18Draw nearH7126 toH413 my soulH5315 and redeem meH1350;ransom meH6299 because ofH4616 my foesH341.

19YouH859 knowH3045 my reproachH2781, my shameH1322 and disgraceH3639.AllH3605 my adversariesH6887 are before YouH5048.20InsultsH2781 have brokenH7665 my heartH3820,and I am in despairH5136.I lookedH6960 for sympathyH5110, but there was noneH369,for comfortersH5162, but I foundH4672 no oneH3808.21They poisonedH5414 my foodH1267 with gallH7219and gave me vinegarH2558 to quenchH8248 my thirstH6772.

22May their tableH1961 H6440 becomeH7979 a snareH6341;may it be a retributionH7965 and a trapH4170.423May their eyesH5869 be darkenedH2821 so they cannot seeH7200,and their backsH4975 be bentH4571 foreverH8548.524Pour outH8210 Your wrathH2195 upon themH5921,and let Your burning angerH2740 H639 overtake themH5381.25MayH1961 their placeH2918 be desertedH8074;let there be no oneH408 to dwellH3427 in their tentsH168.626ForH3588 they persecuteH7291 the oneH834 YouH859 struckH5221and recountH5608 H413 the painH4341 of those You woundedH2491.27AddH5414 iniquityH5771 toH5921 their iniquityH5771;let them notH408 shareH935 in Your righteousnessH6666.28May they be blotted outH4229 of the BookH5612 of LifeH2416and notH408 listedH3789 withH5973 the righteousH6662.

29But IH589 am in painH6041 and distressH3510;let Your salvationH3444 protect meH7682, O GodH430.30I will praiseH1984 God’sH430 nameH8034 in songH7892and exalt HimH1431 with thanksgivingH8426.31And this will pleaseH3190 the LORDH3068 more than an oxH7794,more than a bullH6499 with hornsH7160 and hoovesH6536.32The humbleH6035 will seeH7200 and rejoiceH8055.You who seekH1875 GodH430, let your heartsH3824 be revivedH2421!33ForH3588 the LORDH3068 listensH8085 toH413 the needyH34and does notH3808 despiseH959 His captive peopleH615.

34Let heavenH8064 and earthH776 praise HimH1984,the seasH3220 and everythingH3605 that movesH7430 in them.35ForH3588 GodH430 will saveH3467 ZionH6726and rebuildH1129 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063,that they may dwellH3427 thereH8033 and possess itH3423.36The descendantsH2233 of His servantsH5650 will inherit itH5157,and those who loveH157 His nameH8034 will settleH7931 in it.

1. Psalms 69:4 See John 15:25 ↩
2. Psalms 69:9 Cited in John 2:17 ↩
3. Psalms 69:9 Cited in Romans 15:3 ↩
4. Psalms 69:22 A slight revocalization of the Hebrew (see also LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate); literally may their prosperity be a trap; cited in Romans 11:9 ↩
5. Psalms 69:23 LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10 ↩
6. Psalms 69:25 Cited in Acts 1:20 ↩