Psalms 69:23-28 in English

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.

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.

²⁷ Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

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.

²⁷ Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

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,

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.

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.

²⁷ Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them for the evil things that they have done.

²⁸ Erase their names SYN from the book containing the names of those who have eternal life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.

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.

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.

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.

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.

²⁷ Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.

²⁸ Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.

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.

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.

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.

²⁷ Punish them for the evil they have done. Don't acquit them.

²⁸ Blot out their names from the Book of Life. Don't let them be listed with those who do right.

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.

²⁷ Laie iniquitie vpon their iniquitie, and let them not come into thy righteousnesse.

²⁸ Let them be put out of the booke of life, neither let them be written with the righteous.

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.

²⁷ (69-28) Add iniquity unto their iniquity; and let them not come into Thy righteousness.

²⁸ (69-29) Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

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.

²⁷ Add iniquity unto their iniquity: And let them not come into thy righteousness.

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous.

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.

²⁷ (69:28) Lay guilt upon their guilt; and let them not come into thy righteousness.

²⁸ (69:29) Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the righteous let them not be written down.

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.

²⁷ Add iniquity to their iniquity, And let them never come into thy favor!

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; Let not their names be written with the righteous!

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.

²⁷ Charge them with sin upon sin, may they not be acquitted by you.

²⁸ From the book of life be they blotted, may their names not be written with the righteous.

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.

²⁷ Charge them with sin upon sin, may they not be acquitted by you.

²⁸ From the book of life be they blotted, may their names not be written with the righteous.

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 upright.

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.

²⁷ Accuse them of having committed iniquity after iniquity; do not let them come into your righteous victory.

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the Book of Life and not be written down along with the righteous.

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.

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.

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.

²⁷ Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

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.

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.

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.

²⁷ Add thou wickedness on the wickedness of them; and enter they not into thy rightwiseness.

²⁸ Be they done away from the book of living men; and be they not written with just or rightwise men.

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.)

²⁷ Add thou wickedness on(to) the wickedness of them; and enter they not into thy rightwiseness.

²⁸ Be they done away from the book of living men; and be they not written with just men. (Let them be done away from The Book of the Living; and let their names be not written in The List of the Righteous.)

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.