Psalms 69:18-26 in English

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.

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.

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.

²⁶ For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

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.

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.

²⁶ For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

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 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.

²¹ They gave me also gall for my meat; 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, that they see not; 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,

¹⁸ Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.

¹⁹ You know that I am insulted and that people cause me to feel ashamed and dishonored; you know who all my enemies are.

²⁰ Their insults have deeply offended me, and I ◄feel helpless/am in despair►. I searched for someone who would pity me, but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.

²¹ Instead, they gave me food that tasted like poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.

²² I hope/desire that the feasts MTY that they enjoy will ◄become a snare for/bring trouble to► them, and that those whom they invite to the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.

²³ I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.

²⁴ Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.

²⁵ Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.

²⁶ Do this because they persecute those whom you have punished, ◄they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more► those whom you have wounded.

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 poison 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.

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 poison 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.

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

¹⁹ You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour. 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 poison 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.

¹⁸ Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

¹⁹ You have seen my shame, how I was laughed at and made low; my haters are all before you.

²⁰ My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.

²¹ They gave me poison for my food; and bitter wine for my drink.

²² Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.

²³ Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.

²⁴ Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.

²⁵ Give their houses to destruction, and let there be no one in their tents.

²⁶ Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.

¹⁸ Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.

¹⁹ Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

²⁰ Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

²¹ Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²² Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare 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 the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.

²⁵ Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.

²⁶ For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

¹⁸ Come here and rescue me; set me free from my enemies.

¹⁹ You—you know my shame, my disgrace, my humiliation. You see everything my enemies are doing.

²⁰ Insults have broken my heart—I am so sick there is no cure. I looked for some sympathy, but there was no one! Nobody showed me any compassion.

²¹ Instead they gave me bitter herbs to eat and vinegar to drink.

²² May the table set before them become a trap for them, a net that catches them, bringing punishment.

²³ May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.

²⁴ Pour out your judgment on them; chase them down in your fierce anger.

²⁵ Let the places where they live be deserted. Let their homes be abandoned.

²⁶ For they persecute those you have punished, and make it even more painful for those you have disciplined.

¹⁸ Draw neere vnto my soule and redeeme it: deliuer me because of mine enemies.

¹⁹ Thou hast knowen my reproofe and my shame, and my dishonour: all mine aduersaries are before thee.

²⁰ Rebuke hath broken mine heart, and I am full of heauinesse, and I looked for some to haue pitie on me, but there was none: and for comforters, but I found none.

²¹ For they gaue me gall in my meate, and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke.

²² Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.

²³ Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.

²⁴ Powre out thine anger vpon them, and let thy wrathfull displeasure take them.

²⁵ Let their habitation be voide, and let none dwell in their tents.

²⁶ For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.

¹⁸ (69-19) Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.

¹⁹ (69-20) Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; mine adversaries are all before Thee.

²⁰ (69-21) 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.

²¹ (69-22) Yea, they put poison into my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²² (69-23) Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

²³ (69-24) Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to totter.

²⁴ (69-25) Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.

²⁵ (69-26) Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents.

²⁶ (69-27) For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; and they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded.

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.

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.

²⁶ For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

¹⁸ (69:19) Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: because of my enemies do thou ransom me.

¹⁹ (69:20) Thou well knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion: before thee are all my assailants.

²⁰ (69:21) Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sick; and I waited for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

²¹ (69:22) And they put into my food gall; and in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

²² (69:23) May then their table become a snare before them: and to those that are at peace, a trap.

²³ (69:24) May their eyes become dark, that they cannot see; and make their loins continually to waver.

²⁴ (69:25) Pour out over them thy indignation, and let the heat of thy anger overtake them.

²⁵ (69:26) May their palace become desolate: in their tents let no one dwell.

²⁶ (69:27) For whom thou hast smitten they persecute; and of the pain of those whom thou but wounded do they converse.

¹⁸ Draw near to me, and redeem my life; Deliver me because of my enemies!

¹⁹ Thou knowest my reproach, and dishonor, and shame; All my adversaries are in thy view!

²⁰ Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.

²¹ For my food they give me gall, And in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

²² May their table be to them a snare; May it be a trap to them, while they are at ease!

²³ May their eyes be darkened, that they may not see; And cause their loins continually to shake!

²⁴ Pour out upon them thine indignation, And may the heat of thine anger overtake them!

²⁵ Let their habitation be desolate, And let none dwell in their tents!

²⁶ For they persecute those whom thou hast smitten, And talk of the pain of those whom thou hast wounded.

¹⁸ Draw near to me, redeem me; because of my enemies, ransom me.

¹⁹ You know how I am insulted; in your sight are all my foes.

²⁰ Insult has broken my heart, past cure are my shame and confusion. For pity I looked — there was none! And for comforters, but I found none.

²¹ Poison they gave me for food, and to slake my thirst they gave vinegar.

²² May their table, outspread, be a trap to them, and their peace-offerings be a snare.

²³ May their eyes be darkened and blind, make them shake without ceasing.

²⁴ Pour your indignation upon them, let your burning wrath overtake them.

²⁵ May their camp be a desolation, in their tents be there none to live.

²⁶ For those whom you struck, they persecute, and those whom you wounded, they pain yet more.

¹⁸ Draw near to me, redeem me; because of my enemies, ransom me.

¹⁹ You know how I am insulted; in your sight are all my foes.

²⁰ Insult has broken my heart, past cure are my shame and confusion. For pity I looked — there was none! And for comforters, but I found none.

²¹ Poison they gave me for food, and to slake my thirst they gave vinegar.

²² May their table, outspread, be a trap to them, and their peace-offerings be a snare.

²³ May their eyes be darkened and blind, make them shake without ceasing.

²⁴ Pour your indignation upon them, let your burning wrath overtake them.

²⁵ May their camp be a desolation, in their tents be there none to live.

²⁶ For those whom you struck, they persecute, and those whom you wounded, they pain yet more.

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.

¹⁸ Come to me and redeem me. Because of my enemies, ransom me.

¹⁹ You know my rebuke, my shame, and my dishonor; my adversaries are all before you.

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

²¹ They gave me poison for my food; in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²² Let their table before them become a snare; when they think they are in safety, let it become a trap.

²³ Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see; and always make their loins shake.

²⁴ Pour out your indignation on them, and let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.

²⁵ Let their place be a desolation; let no one live in their tents.

²⁶ For they persecuted the one you struck down. They repeated the account of the pain of those you have wounded.

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 poison 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.

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

¹⁹ You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour. 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 poison 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.

¹⁸ Draw nigh to my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies.

¹⁹ Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: my 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 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 thy 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.

²⁶ For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

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 poison 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.

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

¹⁹ You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour. 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 poison 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.

¹⁸ Give thou attention to my soul, and deliver thou it; for mine enemies, deliver thou me.

¹⁹ Thou knowest my reproof, and my despising; and my shame. All that trouble me be in thy sight;

²⁰ mine heart abode in shame, and wretchedness. And I abode him, that was sorry together with me, and none was; and that should comfort me, and I found not.

²¹ And they gave gall into my meat; and in my thirst they gave to me drink with vinegar.

²² The board of them be made before them into a snare; and into yieldings, and into cause of stumbling.

²³ Their eyes be made dark, that they see not; and evermore bow down the back of them.

²⁴ Shed or Pour out thine ire or wrath on them; and the strong vengeance of thine ire take them.

²⁵ The habitation of them be made forsaken; and be there none that dwell in the tabernacles of them.

²⁶ For they pursued him, whom thou hast smitten; and they added on the sorrow of my wounds.

¹⁸ Give thou attention to my soul, and deliver thou it; for mine enemies, deliver thou me. (Give thou attention to me, and save me; save thou me from my enemies or save thou me, for I have many enemies.)

¹⁹ Thou knowest my reproof, and my despising; and my shame. All that trouble me be in thy sight; (Thou knowest the reproaches, and the despisings, and the shames that I bear. All who trouble me be before thee;)

²⁰ mine heart abode (in) shame, and wretchedness. And I abode him, that was sorry together (with me), and none was; and that should comfort me, and I found not. (shame and wretchedness live in my heart. And I waited for someone, who would be sad together with me, but there was no one; and someone who would comfort me, but I found no one.)

²¹ And they gave gall into my meat; and in my thirst they gave to me drink with vinegar. (And they gave me gall for my food; and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.)

²² The board of them be made before them into a snare; and into yieldings, and into cause of stumbling. (May their own table be made into a snare before them; and may their sacred feasts be made into a trap, yea, the reason for their downfall, or ruin.)

²³ Their eyes be made dark, that they see not; and evermore bow down the back of them. (May their eyes be made dark, or dim, so that they cannot see; and bow down their backs forevermore or and make their backs crooked forevermore.)

²⁴ Shed out thine ire on them; and the strong vengeance of thine ire take them. (Pour out thy anger upon them; and let the fury of thy anger take hold of them.)

²⁵ The habitation of them be made forsaken; and be there none that dwell in the tabernacles of them. (May their homes be made empty; and may there be none of them left to live in their tents.)

²⁶ For they pursued him, whom thou hast smitten; and they added on(to) the sorrow of my wounds. (For they pursued after those whom thou hast struck down; yea, they added to the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.)

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.