Passage

Psalms 69

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul. 2. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3. I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4. 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 mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore. 5. O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee. 6. Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, 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 thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me. 10. When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach. 11. When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them. 12. They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards. 13. But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer 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 overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me. 16. Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me. 17. And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily. 18. Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies. 19. Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: 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 food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 22. Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap. 23. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake. 24. Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them. 25. Let their habitation be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents. 26. For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow 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 life, 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. And it will please Jehovah better than an ox, Or a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 32. The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live. 33. For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners. 34. Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that moveth therein. 35. For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession. 36. The seed also of his servants shall inherit it; And they that love his name shall dwell therein." (Psalms 69:1-36, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David. Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck! 2. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3. I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God. 4. Those 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. 5. God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you. 6. Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel. 7. Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face. 8. I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children. 9. For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. 10. When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach. 11. When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. 12. Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards. 13. But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation. 14. Deliver 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. 15. Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me. 16. Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me. 17. Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily! 18. Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies. 19. You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you. 20. Reproach 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. 21. They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink. 22. Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap. 23. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent. 24. Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them. 25. Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents. 26. For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt. 27. Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness. 28. Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. 29. But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me. 30. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 31. It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs. 32. The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live. 33. For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people. 34. Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein! 35. For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it. 36. The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein." (Psalms 69:1-36, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 2. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. ^{deep mire: Heb. the mire of depth} ^{deep waters: Heb. depth of waters} 3. I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 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. ^{sins: Heb. guiltiness} 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. ^{drunkards: Heb. drinkers of strong drink} 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. ^{hear: Heb. make haste to hear me} 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. ^{to take: Heb. to lament with me} 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. ^{their habitation: Heb. their palace} ^{let none: Heb. let there not be a dweller} 26. For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. ^{those: Heb. thy wounded} 27. Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. ^{iniquity unto: or, punishment of iniquity, etc} 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. ^{humble: or, meek} 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. ^{moveth: Heb. creepeth} 35. For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 36. The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein." (Psalms 69:1-36, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. To the Overseer., 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul. 2. I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me. 3. I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God. 4. Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away, I bring back. 5. O God, Thou, Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid. 6. Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel. 7. For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face. 8. A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother. 9. For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me. 10. And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me. 11. And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile. 12. Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments. 13. And I, my prayer [is] to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation. 14. Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters. 15. Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16. Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me, 17. And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress, haste, answer me. 18. Be near unto my soul, redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me. 19. Thou, Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee [are] all mine adversaries. 20. Reproach 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. 21. And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar. 22. Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence, for a trap. 23. Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou. 24. Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them. 25. Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller. 26. For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones. 27. Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness. 28. They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written. 29. And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high. 30. I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving, 31. And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock, horned, hoofed. 32. The humble have seen, they rejoice, Ye who seek God, and your heart liveth. 33. For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised. 34. The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them. 35. For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it. 36. And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!" (Psalms 69:1-36, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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