1 [To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. {A Psalm} of David.] Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto {my} soul.2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.3 I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.5 Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.6 Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;9 For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.10 And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; -11 And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.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.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.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.29 But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;31 And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, -a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.32 The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.33 For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.34 Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:36 And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

1 Vir die musiekleier; op die wysie van: "Lelies." 'n Psalm van Dawid.2 Verlos my, o God, want die waters het tot by die siel gekom.3 Ek sink in grondelose modder waar geen staanplek is nie; ek het in waterdieptes gekom, en die stroom loop oor my.4 Ek is moeg van my geroep, my keel brand, my oë versmag terwyl ek wag op my God.5 Die wat my sonder oorsaak haat, is meer as die hare van my hoof; die wat klaar staan om my te vernietig, wat sonder grond my vyande is, is magtig; wat ek nie geroof het nie, moet ek dan teruggee.6 o God, U weet van my dwaasheid, en my skuldige dade is vir U nie verborge nie.7 Laat die wat u verwag, deur my nie beskaamd staan nie, o Here, HERE van die leërskare! Laat die wat U soek, deur my nie in die skande kom nie, o God van Israel!8 Want om U ontwil dra ek smaad, bedek skande my aangesig.9 Vreemd het ek vir my broers geword en 'n onbekende vir die seuns van my moeder.10 Want die ywer vir u huis het my verteer, en die smaadhede van die wat U smaad, het op my geval.11 Wat my aangaan, my siel het geween met vas; maar dit het smaadhede vir my geword.12 Ek het ook 'n rougewaad my kleding gemaak en vir hulle 'n spreekwoord geword.13 Die wat in die poort sit, praat van my -- ook die spotlied van die wat sterk drank drink.14 Maar ek -- my gebed is tot U, o HERE: in die tyd van genade, o God, verhoor my deur die grootheid van u goedertierenheid, deur die trou van u heil!15 Red my uit die modder en laat my nie sink nie; laat my gered word van my haters en uit waterdieptes.16 Laat die waterstroom nie oor my loop en die diepte my nie verslind nie, en laat die put sy mond bo my nie toesluit nie!17 Verhoor my, o HERE, want u goedertierenheid is goed; wend U tot my na die grootheid van u barmhartighede.18 En verberg u aangesig nie vir u kneg nie; want ek is benoud. Verhoor my dan gou!19 Kom nader na my siel, verlos dit; bevry my om my vyande ontwil.20 U ken my smaad en my beskaming en my skande; al my teëstanders is voor U.21 Die smaad breek my hart, en ek is verswak; ja, ek het gewag op medelyde, maar verniet; en op vertroosters, maar het hulle nie gevind nie.22 En hulle het aan my gal gegee as my spys, en vir my dors het hulle my asyn laat drink.23 Laat hul tafel voor hulle 'n vangnet wees en vir hulle wat sorgeloos is, 'n strik.24 Laat hulle oë duister word, sodat hulle nie sien nie; en maak dat hulle heupe altyddeur wankel.25 Stort oor hulle u grimmigheid uit, en laat u toorngloed hulle inhaal.26 Laat hulle laer woes word, laat in hulle tente geen bewoner wees nie.27 Want hulle vervolg hom wat deur U swaar getref is, en vertel van die smart van u gewondes.28 Voeg skuld by hulle skuld, en laat hulle nie in u geregtigheid kom nie.29 Laat hulle uitgedelg word uit die boek van die lewe en nie saam met die regverdiges opgeskrywe word nie.30 Maar ek is ellendig en in pyn: laat u hulp, o God, my beskerm!31 Ek wil die Naam van God prys met 'n lied en Hom groot maak met danksegging;32 en dit sal die HERE welgevalliger wees as beeste, as stiere wat horings en gesplitste kloue het.33 As die ootmoediges dit sien, sal hulle bly wees; julle wat na God soek, laat julle hart lewe!34 Want die HERE luister na die behoeftiges en verag sy gevangenes nie.35 Laat hemel en aarde Hom prys, die see en alles wat daarin roer.36 Want God sal Sion verlos en die stede van Juda bou; en daar sal hulle woon en dit besit. [ (Psalms 69:37) En die nageslag van sy knegte sal dit beërwe, en die liefhebbers van sy Naam sal daarin woon. ]