{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/69","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:53:52.333Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":69,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":68,"nextChapter":70,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":36},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away — I bring back."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"O God, Thou — Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Be near unto my soul — redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Thou — Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee are all mine adversaries."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence — for a trap."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And I am afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock — horned — hoofed."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"The humble have seen — they rejoice, Ye who seek God — and your heart liveth."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 69 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 69](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/69)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/69 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}