Psalms 69:1-9 ▼

1 TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to 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 has overflown me.

3 I have been wearied with my calling, || My throat has been burned, || My eyes have been consumed, 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 did not take away—I bring back.

5 O God, You have known || Concerning my overturn, || And my desolations have not been hid from You.

6 Do not let those waiting on You be ashamed because of me, || O Lord, YHWH of Hosts, || Do not let those seeking You || Blush because of me, || O God of Israel.

7 For because of You I have borne reproach, || Shame has covered my face.

8 I have been a stranger to my brother, || And a foreigner to sons of my mother.

9 For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, || And the reproaches of Your reproachers || Have fallen on me.