Psalm 69:29
New International Version
But as for me, afflicted and in pain— may your salvation, God, protect me.

New Living Translation
I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

English Standard Version
But I am afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high!

Berean Standard Bible
But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

King James Bible
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

New King James Version
But I am poor and sorrowful; Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

New American Standard Bible
But I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, God, set me safely on high.

NASB 1995
But I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

NASB 1977
But I am afflicted and in pain; May Thy salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

Legacy Standard Bible
But I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

Amplified Bible
But I am sorrowful and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high.

Christian Standard Bible
But as for me—poor and in pain — let your salvation protect me, God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But as for me—poor and in pain— let Your salvation protect me, God.

American Standard Version
But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Contemporary English Version
I am mistreated and in pain. Protect me, God, and keep me safe!

English Revised Version
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am suffering and in pain. Let your saving power protect me, O God.

Good News Translation
But I am in pain and despair; lift me up, O God, and save me!

International Standard Version
As for me, I am afflicted and hurting; may your deliverance, God, establish me on high.

Majority Standard Bible
But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

NET Bible
I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

New Heart English Bible
But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

World English Bible
But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I [am] afflicted and pained, "" Your salvation, O God, sets me on high.

Young's Literal Translation
And I am afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I am poor and dejected: and thy salvation, O God, shall set me up on high.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I am poor and sorrowful: thy salvation, O God, hath set me up.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I am poor and sorrowful, but your salvation, O God, has taken me up.

New American Bible
But here I am miserable and in pain; let your saving help protect me, God,

New Revised Standard Version
But I am lowly and in pain; let your salvation, O God, protect me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But I am poor and sorrowful; let thy salvation help me, O God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I am poor and suffering; your salvation oh, God, will help me.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But I am afflicted and in pain; Let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I am poor and sorrowful; but the salvation of thy countenance has helped me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Waters Are Up to My Neck
28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous. 29But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God. 30I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.…

Cross References
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Romans 15:3
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

2 Timothy 4:17-18
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. / And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 12:2-3
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. / Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

John 15:18-20
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

2 Corinthians 1:5
For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

Isaiah 53:3-5
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Romans 8:17-18
And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. / I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

1 Peter 2:21-23
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: / “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” / When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

2 Corinthians 4:8-10
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”


Treasury of Scripture

But I am poor and sorrowful: let your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

I am poor

Psalm 40:17
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Psalm 109:22,31
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me…

Isaiah 53:2,3
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him…

let thy

Psalm 18:48
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

Psalm 22:27-31
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee…

Psalm 89:26,27
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation…

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Psalm 69
1. David complains of his affliction
13. He prays for deliverance
22. He devotes his enemies to destruction
30. He praises God with thanksgiving














But I am in pain and distress
The phrase "But I am in pain and distress" captures the psalmist's deep personal anguish. The Hebrew word for "pain" here is "עָנִי" (ani), which often denotes affliction or suffering. This word is frequently used in the Psalms to express a state of humility and vulnerability before God. The term "distress" is translated from "צָרָה" (tsarah), which can mean trouble or adversity. Historically, this reflects the common human experience of suffering, which is a recurring theme in the Psalms. The psalmist's candid admission of his condition invites readers to bring their own struggles before God, acknowledging that pain and distress are part of the human condition but can be laid at the feet of the Almighty.

let Your salvation, O God, protect me
The plea "let Your salvation, O God, protect me" is a profound expression of faith and reliance on divine intervention. The Hebrew word for "salvation" is "יְשׁוּעָה" (yeshuah), which signifies deliverance or rescue. This term is rich with messianic implications, pointing forward to the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ, as understood in the Christian tradition. The psalmist's request for protection underscores a trust in God's power to save and shield from harm. The word "protect" is derived from "שָׂגַב" (sagab), meaning to set on high or to make inaccessible, suggesting a divine safeguarding that elevates the believer above their troubles. This phrase encourages believers to seek refuge in God's salvation, trusting in His ability to deliver them from their afflictions and to provide a secure place amidst life's trials.

(29) Set me up on high.--Or, lift me up, i.e., into a secure place out of the reach of enemies.

Verse 29. - But I am poor and sorrowful; let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. The psalmist adds to his list of imprecations, by way of contrast, an invocation of blessing on himself. As his present condition is iu strong contrast with that of his ungodly enemies, as be is "poor and sorrowful," while they are prosperous and self-satisfied, so let their future conditions be. While they are depressed and disgraced, let him be "set up on high."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But I [am]
וַ֭אֲנִי (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

in pain
עָנִ֣י (‘ā·nî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

and distress;
וְכוֹאֵ֑ב (wə·ḵō·w·’êḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3510: To feel pain, to grieve, to spoil

let Your salvation
יְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖ (yə·šū·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3444: Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity

protect me,
תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃ (tə·śag·gə·ḇê·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7682: To be, lofty, inaccessible, safe, strong

O God.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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