Psalms 69 תְּהִלִּים

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ עַֽל־שׁוֹשַׁנִּ֬ים לְדָוִֽד׃

lamnatzeach al-shoshannim ledavid

For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David.

²הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֤י בָ֖אוּ מַ֣יִם עַד־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

hoshi'eni elohim ki vau mayim ad-nafesh

Save me, O God; For the waters are come in even unto the soul.

³טָבַ֤עְתִּי ׀ בִּיוֵ֣ן מְ֭צוּלָה וְאֵ֣ין מָעֳמָ֑ד בָּ֥אתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־מַ֝֗יִם וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃

tava'ti biven metzula ve'en ma'omad bati vema'amakke-mayim veshibbolet shetafatni

I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me.

⁴יָגַ֣עְתִּי בְקָרְאִי֮ נִחַ֪ר גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י כָּל֥וּ עֵינַ֑י מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל לֵאלֹהָֽי׃

yaga'ti vekar'i nichar geroni kalu enay meyachel lelohay

I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

⁵רַבּ֤וּ ׀ מִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹת רֹאשִׁי֮ שֹׂנְאַ֪י חִ֫נָּ֥ם עָצְמ֣וּ מַ֭צְמִיתַי אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־גָ֝זַ֗לְתִּי אָ֣ז אָשִֽׁיב׃

rabbu missa'arot roshi son'ay chinnam atzmu matzmitay oyvay sheker asher lo-gazalti az ashiv

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are many; Should I restore that which I took not away?

⁶אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִכְחָֽדוּ׃

elohim atta yada'ta le'ivvalti ve'ashmotay mimmekha lo-nikhchadu

O God, Thou knowest my folly; And my trespasses are not hid from Thee.

⁷אַל־יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ בִ֨י ׀ קֹוֶיךָ֮ אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֗ה צְבָ֫א֥וֹת אַל־יִכָּ֣לְמוּ בִ֣י מְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָ אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

al-yevoshu vi kovekha adonay ADONAI tzevaot al-yikkalmu vi mevakshekha elohe yisra'el

Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; Let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me, O God of Israel.

⁸כִּֽי־עָ֭לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֣אתִי חֶרְפָּ֑ה כִּסְּתָ֖ה כְלִמָּ֣ה פָנָֽי׃

ki-alekha nasati cherpa kisseta khelimma fanay

Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; Confusion hath covered my face.

⁹מ֭וּזָר הָיִ֣יתִי לְאֶחָ֑י וְ֝נָכְרִ֗י לִבְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃

muzar hayiti le'echay venakhri livne immi

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother's children.

¹⁰כִּֽי־קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹת ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃

ki-kin'at betkha akhalatni vecherpot chorfekha naflu alay

Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, And the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me.

¹¹וָאֶבְכֶּ֣ה בַצּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑י וַתְּהִ֖י לַחֲרָפ֣וֹת לִֽי׃

va'evke vatzom nafshi vattehi lacharafot li

And I wept with my soul with fasting, And that became unto me a reproach.

¹²וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לְבוּשִׁ֣י שָׂ֑ק וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמָשָֽׁל׃

va'ettena levushi sak va'ehi lahem lemashal

I made sackcloth also my garment, And I became a byword unto them.

¹³יָשִׂ֣יחוּ בִ֭י יֹ֣שְׁבֵי שָׁ֑עַר וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת שׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃

yasichu vi yoshve sha'ar uneginot shote shekhar

They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards. .

¹⁴וַאֲנִ֤י תְפִלָּתִֽי־לְךָ֨ ׀ יְהוָ֡ה עֵ֤ת רָצ֗וֹן אֱלֹהִ֥ים בְּרָב־חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת יִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃

va'ani tefillati-lekha ADONAI et ratzon elohim berav-chasdekha aneni be'emet yish'ekha

But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, Answer me with the truth of Thy salvation.

¹⁵הַצִּילֵ֣נִי מִ֭טִּיט וְאַל־אֶטְבָּ֑עָה אִנָּצְלָ֥ה מִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗י וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־מָֽיִם׃

hatzileni mittit ve'al-etba'a innatzla misson'ay umimma'amakke-mayim

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.

¹⁶אַל־תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי ׀ שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת מַ֭יִם וְאַל־תִּבְלָעֵ֣נִי מְצוּלָ֑ה וְאַל־תֶּאְטַר־עָלַ֖י בְּאֵ֣ר פִּֽיהָ׃

al-tishtefeni shibbolet mayim ve'al-tivla'eni metzula ve'al-te'tar-alay be'er piha

Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁷עֲנֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה כִּי־ט֣וֹב חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ כְּרֹ֥ב רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ פְּנֵ֣ה אֵלָֽי׃

aneni ADONAI ki-tov chasdekha kerov rachamekha pene elay

Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; According to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.

¹⁸וְאַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נֶיךָ מֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־צַר־לִ֝֗י מַהֵ֥ר עֲנֵֽנִי׃

ve'al-taster panekha me'avdekha ki-tzar-li maher aneni

And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.

¹⁹קָרְבָ֣ה אֶל־נַפְשִׁ֣י גְאָלָ֑הּ לְמַ֖עַן אֹיְבַ֣י פְּדֵֽנִי׃

karva el-nafshi ge'alah lema'an oyvay pedeni

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; Ransom me because of mine enemies.

²⁰אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתִ֣י וּ֭בָשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י נֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗ כָּל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃

atta yada'ta cherpati uvashti ukhelimmati negdekha kal-tzorray

Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; Mine adversaries are all before Thee.

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

cherpa shavra libbi va'anusha va'akavve lanud va'ayin velamnachamim velo matzati

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; And I looked for some to show compassion, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.

²²וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי חֹֽמֶץ׃

vayyittenu bevaruti rosh velitzma'i yashkuni chometz

Yea, they put poison into my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²³יְהִֽי־שֻׁלְחָנָ֣ם לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם לְפָ֑ח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥ים לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃

yehi-shulchanam lifnehem lefach velishlomim lemokesh

Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

²⁴תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם מֵרְא֑וֹת וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם תָּמִ֥יד הַמְעַֽד׃

techshakhna enehem merot umatnehem tamid ham'ad

Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; And make their loins continually to totter.

²⁵שְׁפָךְ־עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם זַעְמֶ֑ךָ וַחֲר֥וֹן אַ֝פְּךָ֗ יַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃

shefakh-alehem za'mekha vacharon appekha yassigem

Pour out Thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.

²⁶תְּהִי־טִֽירָתָ֥ם נְשַׁמָּ֑ה בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יְהִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃

tehi-tiratam neshamma be'aholehem al-yehi yoshev

Let their encampment be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents.

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

ki-atta asher-hikkita radafu ve'el-makhov chalalekha yesapperu

For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; And they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded.

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

tena-avon al-avonam ve'al-yavou betzidkatekha

Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into Thy righteousness.

²⁹יִ֭מָּחֽוּ מִסֵּ֣פֶר חַיִּ֑ים וְעִ֥ם צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים אַל־יִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃

yimmachu missefer chayyim ve'im tzaddikim al-yikkatevu

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous.

³⁰וַ֭אֲנִי עָנִ֣י וְכוֹאֵ֑ב יְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃

va'ani ani vekho'ev yeshu'atkha elohim tesaggeveni

But I am afflicted and in pain; Let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

³¹אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה שֵׁם־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּשִׁ֑יר וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה׃

ahalla shem-elohim beshir va'agaddelennu vetoda

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

³²וְתִיטַ֣ב לַֽ֭יהוָה מִשּׁ֥וֹר פָּ֗ר מַקְרִ֥ן מַפְרִֽיס׃

vetitav laADONAI mishor par makrin mafris

And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock That hath horns and hoofs.

³³רָא֣וּ עֲנָוִ֣ים יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ דֹּרְשֵׁ֥י אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים וִיחִ֥י לְבַבְכֶֽם׃

rau anavim yismachu dorshe elohim vichi levavkhem

The humble shall see it, and be glad; Ye that seek after God, let your heart revive.

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

ki-shomea el-evyonim ADONAI ve'et-asirav lo vaza

For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, And despiseth not His prisoners.

³⁵יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ יַ֝מִּ֗ים וְֽכָל־רֹמֵ֥שׂ בָּֽם׃

yehalluhu shamayim va'aretz yammim vekhal-romes bam

Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

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

ki elohim yoshia tziyyon veyivne are yehuda veyashvu sham vireshuha

For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.

³⁷וְזֶ֣רַע עֲ֭בָדָיו יִנְחָל֑וּהָ וְאֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁ֝מ֗וֹ יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָֽהּ׃

vezera' avadav yinchaluha ve'ohave shemo yishkenu-vah

The seed also of His servants shall inherit it; And they that love His name shall dwell therein.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David.

¹Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!

²I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

³I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail looking for my God.

⁴Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.

⁵God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you.

⁶Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord GOD of Hosts. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.

⁷Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.

⁸I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children.

⁹For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

¹⁰When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.

¹¹When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

¹²Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

¹⁴Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

¹⁸Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.

¹⁹You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you.

²⁰Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.

²¹They also gave me poison for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

²²Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.

²³Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent.

²⁴Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.

²⁵Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents.

²⁶For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

²⁷Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness.

²⁸Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

²⁹But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

³⁰I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

³¹It will please the LORD better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.

³²The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

³³For the LORD hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.

³⁴Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!

³⁵For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.

³⁶The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.

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