Psalms 69:12-19 in English

¹² They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.

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.

¹² They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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.

¹² They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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.

¹² They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, answer me in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Answer me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily.

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.

¹² Even the elders of the city say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing disgusting songs about me.

¹³ But Yahweh, I will continue praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.

¹⁴ Do not allow me to sink anymore in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!

¹⁵ Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep mud to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit of death MET.

¹⁶ O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.

¹⁷ Do not ◄hide yourself from/refuse to hear► me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But 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.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But 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.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.

¹³ But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.

¹⁴ Take me from the grip of the sticky earth, so that I may not go down into it; let me be lifted up from the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.

¹⁶ Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.

¹⁷ Let not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.

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.

¹² They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:

¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.

¹⁵ Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.

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.

¹² People sitting by the town gate gossip about me. I'm the subject of rude songs sung by drunks.

¹³ But my prayer is to you, Lord, believing this is a good time to respond to me. God, in your wonderful trustworthy love, answer me with your sure salvation.

¹⁴ Please rescue me from the mud—don't let me sink! Save me from those who hate me and from drowning in the deep waters!

¹⁵ Don't let the flood waters wash over me. Don't let the deep waters pull me down. Don't let the grave close over me.

¹⁶ Please answer my prayers, Lord, for you are good and love me with your trustworthy love; because of your kindness, please help me.

¹⁷ Don't turn away from me, your servant. Please answer me quickly because I'm in trouble.

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.

¹² They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.

¹³ But Lord, I make my praier vnto thee in an acceptable time, euen in the multitude of thy mercie: O God, heare me in the trueth of thy saluation.

¹⁴ Deliuer mee out of the myre, that I sinke not: let me be deliuered from them that hate me, and out of the deepe waters.

¹⁵ Let not the water flood drowne mee, neither let the deepe swallowe me vp: and let not the pit shut her mouth vpon me.

¹⁶ Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is good: turne vnto me according to ye multitude of thy tender mercies.

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.

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.

¹² (69-13) They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ (69-14) But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, answer me with the truth of Thy salvation.

¹⁴ (69-15) Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ (69-16) Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ (69-17) Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.

¹⁷ (69-18) And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily.

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.

¹² They that sit in the gate speak against me; And I was the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the waterflood overflow me, Neither let the deep swallow me up, And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: Turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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.

¹² (69:13) Those that sit in the gate talk against me; and about me make songs the drinkers of strong drink.

¹³ (69:14) But as for me, I direct my prayer unto thee, O Lord, in a time of favor; O God, in the multitude of thy kindness: answer me in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁴ (69:15) Deliver me out of the mire, that I may not sink: let me be delivered from those that hate me, and out of the depths of the waters.

¹⁵ (69:16) Let not the flood of waters overflow me, and let not the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit close its mouth upon me.

¹⁶ (69:17) Answer me, O Lord; for thy kindness is good: according to the multitude of thy mercies turn thou unto me.

¹⁷ (69:18) And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress: make haste and answer me.

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.

¹² They who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am become the song of drunkards.

¹³ Yet will I address my prayer to thee, O LORD! May it be in an acceptable time according to thy great goodness! Hear, O God! and afford me thy sure help!

¹⁴ Save me from the mire, and let me not sink; May I be delivered from my enemies,—from the deep waters!

¹⁵ Let not the water-flood overflow me; Let not the deep swallow me up, And let not the pit close her mouth upon me!

¹⁶ Hear me, O LORD! since great is thy loving-kindness; According to the abundance of thy tender mercies look upon me!

¹⁷ Hide not thy face from thy servant; I am greatly distressed, O make haste to mine aid!

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!

¹² Those who sit in the gate make sport of me in the music of drunken songs.

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord, for a time of favour. In your great love answer me; with your loyal help, save me

¹⁴ from sinking down in the mire. Lift me out of the deep deep waters,

¹⁵ that the rushing flood may not drown me, that the deep may not swallow me up, nor the pit close her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Answer me, Lord, in your gracious kindness, turn to me in your great compassion.

¹⁷ Hide not your face from your servant, for I am in trouble; O answer me speedily.

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate make sport of me in the music of drunken songs.

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord, for a time of favor. In your great love answer me; with your loyal help, save me

¹⁴ from sinking down in the mire. Lift me out of the deep deep waters,

¹⁵ that the rushing flood may not drown me, that the deep may not swallow me up, nor the pit close her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Answer me, Lord, in your gracious kindness, turn to me in your great compassion.

¹⁷ Hide not your face from your servant, for I am in trouble; O answer me speedily.

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, Adonai , in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your yesha' ·salvation·.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, Adonai , for your cheshed ·loving-kindness· is good. According to the multitude of your tender racham · merciful love·, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² Those who sit in the city gate talk about me; I am a song of drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, at a time that you will accept; answer me in the trustworthiness of your salvation.

¹⁴ Pull me out of the mire, and do not let me sink; let me be taken away from those who hate me and rescued out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ Do not let the floods of water overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Do not let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, Yahweh, for your covenant faithfulness is good; because your mercies for me are many, turn to me.

¹⁷ Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress; answer me quickly.

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But 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.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving-kindness is good: turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver 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.

¹⁵ Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

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.

¹² They, that sat in the gate, spake against me; and they, that drank wine, sang of me.

¹³ But Lord, I dress my prayer to thee; God, I abide the time of good pleasance. Hear thou me in the multitude of thy mercy; in the truth of thine health.

¹⁴ Deliver thou me from the clay, that I be not fast set-in; deliver thou me from them that hate me, and from the depths or deepness of waters.

¹⁵ The tempest of water drench not me down, neither the depth swallow me; neither the pit make strait his mouth on me.

¹⁶ Lord, hear thou me, for thy mercy is benign; after the multitude of thy merciful doings behold thou into me.

¹⁷ And turn not away thy face from thy servant; for I am in tribulation, hear thou me swiftly.

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;

¹² They, that sat in the gate, spake against me; and they, that drank wine, sang of me. (They, who sat by the gate, spoke against me; and they, who drank wine, sang about me.)

¹³ But Lord, I (ad) dress my prayer to thee; God, I abide the time of good pleasance. Hear thou me in the multitude of thy mercy; in the truth of thine health. (But Lord, I direct my prayer to thee; O God, I wait for the time of thy good pleasure. Hear thou me because of thy great love; because of the truth of thy salvation or because of the surety of thy deliverance.)

¹⁴ Deliver thou me from the clay, that I be not fast set-in; deliver thou me from them that hate me, and from the depths of waters/and from the deepness of waters. (Rescue thou me from the clay, so that I do not get stuck in it; save thou me from those who hate me, and from the depths of the waters or and from the deep waters.)

¹⁵ The tempest of water drench not me down, neither the depth swallow me; neither the pit make strait his mouth on me. (Let not the tempest of the water drown me, nor let the depths swallow me; let not the pit close its mouth upon me.)

¹⁶ Lord, hear thou me, for thy mercy is benign; after the multitude of thy merciful doings behold thou into me. (Lord, hear thou me, out of the goodness of thy love; and according to the multitude of thy merciful doings, look thou upon me.)

¹⁷ And turn not away thy face from thy servant; for I am in tribulation, hear thou me swiftly, (or for I am in trouble, so answer thou me swiftly).

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;)

¹² Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

¹³ And I — my prayer is to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.

¹⁵ Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,

¹⁷ And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me.

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.