Ps 69

FFor the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David. Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck! (MT 69:2; LXX 68:1; LXX 68:2; Rahlfs 68:1; Rahlfs 68:2) לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ עַֽל־שׁוֹשַׁנִּ֬ים לְדָוִֽד׃ 2I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. (MT 69:3; LXX 68:3; Rahlfs 68:3) הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֤י בָ֖אוּ מַ֣יִם עַד־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ 3I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail looking for my God. (MT 69:4; LXX 68:4; Rahlfs 68:4) טָבַ֤עְתִּי ׀ בִּיוֵ֣ן מְ֭צוּלָה וְאֵ֣ין מָעֳמָ֑ד בָּ֥אתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־מַ֝֗יִם וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃ 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. (MT 69:5; LXX 68:5; Rahlfs 68:5) יָגַ֣עְתִּי בְקָרְאִי֮ נִחַ֪ר גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י כָּל֥וּ עֵינַ֑י מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל לֵאלֹהָֽי׃ 5God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you. (MT 69:6; LXX 68:6; Rahlfs 68:6) רַבּ֤וּ ׀ מִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹת רֹאשִׁי֮ שֹׂנְאַ֪י חִ֫נָּ֥ם עָצְמ֣וּ מַ֭צְמִיתַי אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־גָ֝זַ֗לְתִּי אָ֣ז אָשִֽׁיב׃ 6Don’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. (MT 69:7; LXX 68:7; Rahlfs 68:7) אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִכְחָֽדוּ׃ 7Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face. (MT 69:8; LXX 68:8; Rahlfs 68:8) אַל־יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ בִ֨י ׀ קֹוֶיךָ֮ אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֗ה צְבָ֫א֥וֹת אַל־יִכָּ֣לְמוּ בִ֣י מְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָ אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ 8I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children. (MT 69:9; LXX 68:9; Rahlfs 68:9) כִּֽי־עָ֭לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֣אתִי חֶרְפָּ֑ה כִּסְּתָ֖ה כְלִמָּ֣ה פָנָֽי׃ 9For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. (MT 69:10; LXX 68:10; Rahlfs 68:10) מ֭וּזָר הָיִ֣יתִי לְאֶחָ֑י וְ֝נָכְרִ֗י לִבְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃ 10When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach. (MT 69:11; LXX 68:11; Rahlfs 68:11) כִּֽי־קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹת ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃ 11When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. (MT 69:12; LXX 68:12; Rahlfs 68:12) וָאֶבְכֶּ֣ה בַצּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑י וַתְּהִ֖י לַחֲרָפ֣וֹת לִֽי׃ 12Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards. (MT 69:13; LXX 68:13; Rahlfs 68:13) וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לְבוּשִׁ֣י שָׂ֑ק וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמָשָֽׁל׃ 13But 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. (MT 69:14; LXX 68:14; Rahlfs 68:14) יָשִׂ֣יחוּ בִ֭י יֹ֣שְׁבֵי שָׁ֑עַר וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת שׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃ 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. (MT 69:15; LXX 68:15; Rahlfs 68:15) וַאֲנִ֤י תְפִלָּתִֽי־לְךָ֨ ׀ יְהוָ֡ה עֵ֤ת רָצ֗וֹן אֱלֹהִ֥ים בְּרָב־חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת יִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃ 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. (MT 69:16; LXX 68:16; Rahlfs 68:16) הַצִּילֵ֣נִי מִ֭טִּיט וְאַל־אֶטְבָּ֑עָה אִנָּצְלָ֥ה מִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗י וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־מָֽיִם׃ 16Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me. (MT 69:17; LXX 68:17; Rahlfs 68:17) אַל־תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי ׀ שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת מַ֭יִם וְאַל־תִּבְלָעֵ֣נִי מְצוּלָ֑ה וְאַל־תֶּאְטַר־עָלַ֖י בְּאֵ֣ר פִּֽיהָ׃ 17Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily! (MT 69:18; LXX 68:18; Rahlfs 68:18) עֲנֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה כִּי־ט֣וֹב חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ כְּרֹ֥ב רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ פְּנֵ֣ה אֵלָֽי׃ 18Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies. (MT 69:19; LXX 68:19; Rahlfs 68:19) וְאַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נֶיךָ מֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־צַר־לִ֝֗י מַהֵ֥ר עֲנֵֽנִי׃ 19You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you. (MT 69:20; LXX 68:20; Rahlfs 68:20) קָרְבָ֣ה אֶל־נַפְשִׁ֣י גְאָלָ֑הּ לְמַ֖עַן אֹיְבַ֣י פְּדֵֽנִי׃ 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. (MT 69:21; LXX 68:21; Rahlfs 68:21) אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתִ֣י וּ֭בָשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י נֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗ כָּל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃ 21They also gave me poison for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink. (MT 69:22; LXX 68:22; Rahlfs 68:22) חֶרְפָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה לִבִּ֗י וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה לָנ֣וּד וָאַ֑יִן וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א מָצָֽאתִי׃ 22Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap. (MT 69:23; LXX 68:23; Rahlfs 68:23) וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי חֹֽמֶץ׃ 23Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent. (MT 69:24; LXX 68:24; Rahlfs 68:24) יְהִֽי־שֻׁלְחָנָ֣ם לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם לְפָ֑ח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥ים לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ 24Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them. (MT 69:25; LXX 68:25; Rahlfs 68:25) תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם מֵרְא֑וֹת וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם תָּמִ֥יד הַמְעַֽד׃ 25Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents. (MT 69:26; LXX 68:26; Rahlfs 68:26) שְׁפָךְ־עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם זַעְמֶ֑ךָ וַחֲר֥וֹן אַ֝פְּךָ֗ יַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃ 26For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt. (MT 69:27; LXX 68:27; Rahlfs 68:27) תְּהִי־טִֽירָתָ֥ם נְשַׁמָּ֑ה בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יְהִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃ 27Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness. (MT 69:28; LXX 68:28; Rahlfs 68:28) כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּ֣יתָ רָדָ֑פוּ וְאֶל־מַכְא֖וֹב חֲלָלֶ֣יךָ יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ 28Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. (MT 69:29; LXX 68:29; Rahlfs 68:29) תְּֽנָה־עָ֭וֺן עַל־עֲוֺנָ֑ם וְאַל־יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ 29But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me. (MT 69:30; LXX 68:30; Rahlfs 68:30) יִ֭מָּחֽוּ מִסֵּ֣פֶר חַיִּ֑ים וְעִ֥ם צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים אַל־יִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃ 30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. (MT 69:31; LXX 68:31; Rahlfs 68:31) וַ֭אֲנִי עָנִ֣י וְכוֹאֵ֑ב יְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃ 31It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs. (MT 69:32; LXX 68:32; Rahlfs 68:32) אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה שֵׁם־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּשִׁ֑יר וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה׃ 32The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live. (MT 69:33; LXX 68:33; Rahlfs 68:33) וְתִיטַ֣ב לַֽ֭יהוָה מִשּׁ֥וֹר פָּ֗ר מַקְרִ֥ן מַפְרִֽיס׃ 33For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people. (MT 69:34; LXX 68:34; Rahlfs 68:34) רָא֣וּ עֲנָוִ֣ים יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ דֹּרְשֵׁ֥י אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים וִיחִ֥י לְבַבְכֶֽם׃ 34Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein! (MT 69:35; LXX 68:35; Rahlfs 68:35) כִּֽי־שֹׁמֵ֣עַ אֶל־אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו לֹ֣א בָזָֽה׃ 35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it. (MT 69:36; LXX 68:36; Rahlfs 68:36) יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ יַ֝מִּ֗ים וְֽכָל־רֹמֵ֥שׂ בָּֽם׃ 36The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein. (MT 69:37; LXX 68:37; Rahlfs 68:37) כִּ֤י אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ י֘וֹשִׁ֤יעַ צִיּ֗וֹן וְ֭יִבְנֶה עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֝֗ם וִירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃