For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” 2 by David.
69:1 Deliver me, O God,
for the water has reached my neck. 3
69:2 I sink into the deep mire
where there is no solid ground; 4
I am in 5 deep water,
and the current overpowers me.
69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;
my throat is sore; 6
my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. 7
69:4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head.
Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, 8 outnumber me. 9
They make me repay what I did not steal! 10
69:5 O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; 11
my guilt is not hidden from you. 12
69:6 Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me,
O sovereign Lord and king! 13
Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me,
O God of Israel!
69:7 For I suffer 14 humiliation for your sake 15
and am thoroughly disgraced. 16
69:8 My own brothers treat me like a stranger;
they act as if I were a foreigner. 17
69:9 Certainly 18 zeal for 19 your house 20 consumes me;
I endure the insults of those who insult you. 21
69:10 I weep and refrain from eating food, 22
which causes others to insult me. 23
69:11 I wear sackcloth
and they ridicule me. 24
69:12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;
drunkards mock me in their songs. 25
69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! 26
O God, because of your great loyal love,
answer me with your faithful deliverance! 27
69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!
Deliver me 28 from those who hate me,
from the deep water!
69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me!
Don’t let the deep swallow me up!
Don’t let the pit 29 devour me! 30
69:16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! 31
Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!
69:17 Do not ignore 32 your servant,
for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 33
69:18 Come near me and redeem me! 34
Because of my enemies, rescue me!
69:19 You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced;
you can see all my enemies. 35
69:20 Their insults are painful 36 and make me lose heart; 37
I look 38 for sympathy, but receive none, 39
for comforters, but find none.
69:21 They put bitter poison 40 into my food,
and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. 41
69:22 May their dining table become a trap before them!
May it be a snare for that group of friends! 42
69:23 May their eyes be blinded! 43
Make them shake violently! 44
69:24 Pour out your judgment 45 on them!
May your raging anger 46 overtake them!
69:25 May their camp become desolate,
their tents uninhabited! 47