Psalm 69:15–21

15 Do not let the floodwaters engulf me

or the depths swallow me up

or the pit close its mouth over me.

16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;

in your great mercy turn to me.

17 Do not hide your face from your servant;

answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

18 Come near and rescue me;

deliver me because of my foes.

19 You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;

all my enemies are before you.

20 Scorn has broken my heart

and has left me helpless;

I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

for comforters, but I found none.

21 They put gall in my food

and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

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.

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.

15 Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,

or the deep waters swallow me,

or the pit of death devour me.

16 Answer my prayers, O Lord,

for your unfailing love is wonderful.

Take care of me,

for your mercy is so plentiful.

17 Don’t hide from your servant;

answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!

18 Come and redeem me;

free me from my enemies.

19 You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.

You see all that my enemies are doing.

20 Their insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

If only one person would show some pity;

if only one would turn and comfort me.

21 But instead, they give me poison for food;

they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

15 Let not the floodwater overflow me,

Nor let the deep swallow me up;

And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.

16 Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;

Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.

17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant,

For I am in trouble;

Hear me speedily.

18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it;

Deliver 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 someone to take pity, but there was none;

And for comforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me gall for my food,

And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

15 Do not let the flood drown me

or the deep water swallow me

or the grave close its mouth over me.

16 Lord, answer me because your love is so good.

Because of your great kindness, turn to me.

17 Do not hide from me, your servant.

I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!

18 Come near and save me;

rescue me from my enemies.

19 You see my shame and disgrace.

You know all my enemies and what they have said.

20 Insults have broken my heart

and left me weak.

I looked for sympathy, but there was none;

I found no one to comfort me.

21 They put poison in my food

and gave me vinegar to drink.

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.

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.

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.

15 Do not let floodwaters sweep me away. 

Do not let the ocean swallow me up, 

or the pit close its mouth over me. 

16 Answer me, O Lord, because your mercy is good. 

Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me. 

17 I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me. 

Answer me quickly! 

18 Come close, and defend my soul. 

Set me free because of my enemies. 

19 You know that I have been insulted, put to shame, and humiliated. 

All my opponents are in front of you. 

20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick. 

I looked for sympathy, but there was none. 

I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one. 

21 They poisoned my food, 

and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink. 

15 Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me

or the deep swallow me up;

don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.

16 Answer me, Lord,

for Your faithful love is good;

in keeping with Your great compassion,

turn to me.

17 Don’t hide Your face from Your servant,

for I am in distress.

Answer me quickly!

18 Draw near to me and redeem me;

ransom me because of my enemies.

19 You know the insults I endure—

my shame and disgrace.

You are aware of all my adversaries.

20 Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I waited for sympathy,

but there was none;

for comforters, but found no one.

21 Instead, they gave me gall for my food,

and for my thirst

they gave me vinegar to drink.

15 Do not let the flood sweep over me

or the deep swallow me up

or the Pit close its mouth over me.

16 Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;

according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

17 Do not hide your face from your servant,

for I am in distress—make haste to answer me.

18 Draw near to me; redeem me;

set me free because of my enemies.

19 You know the insults I receive

and my shame and dishonor;

my foes are all known to you.

20 Insults have broken my heart,

so that I am in despair.

I looked for pity, but there was none;

and for comforters, but I found none.

21 They gave me poison for food,

and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

15 Do not let the torrent of waters flood over me,

or the deep swallow me,

or the pit close its mouth over me.

16 Answer me, O Yahweh, because your loyal love is good;

according to your abundant mercies, turn to me,

17 and do not hide your face from your servant.

Because I am in trouble, answer me quickly.

18 Draw near to my soul; redeem it.

Because of my enemies, ransom me.

19 You know my reproach, my shame and my disgrace.

Fully known to you are all my adversaries.

20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am sick.

And I hoped for sympathy, but there was none,

and for comforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me gall for food,

and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

15 Don’t let the floods cover me.

Don’t let the deep water swallow me up.

Don’t let the grave close its mouth over me.

16 Lord, answer me because your love is so good.

Turn to me because you are so kind.

17 Don’t turn your face away from me.

Answer me quickly. I’m in trouble.

18 Come near and save me.

Set me free from my enemies.

19 You know how they make fun of me.

They dishonor me and put me to shame.

You know all about my enemies.

20 They have broken my heart by saying evil things about me.

It has left me helpless.

I looked for pity, but I didn’t find any.

I looked for someone to comfort me, but I didn’t find anyone.

21 They put bitter spices in my food.

They gave me vinegar when I was thirsty.

15 May the flood of water not overflow me

Nor the deep swallow me up,

Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

16 Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;

According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,

17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant,

For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

18 Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it;

Ransom me because of my enemies!

19 You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor;

All my adversaries are before You.

20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick.

And I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

And for comforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me gall for my food

And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.