Psalm 69:17–25

17 Hide not your face from your servant,

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

18 Draw near to my soul, redeem me;

ransom me because of my enemies!

19 You know my reproach,

and my shame and my dishonor;

my foes are all known to you.

20 Reproaches 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 sour wine to drink.

22 Let their own table before them become a snare;

and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.

23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see,

and make their loins tremble continually.

24 Pour out your indignation upon them,

and let your burning anger overtake them.

25 May their camp be a desolation;

let no one dwell in their tents.

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.

22 Let their table become a snare before them:

And that which should have been for their welfare, let it become 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 thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

25 Let their habitation be desolate;

And let none dwell in their tents.

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.

22 Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare

and their prosperity become a trap.

23 Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,

and make their bodies shake continually.

24 Pour out your fury on them;

consume them with your burning anger.

25 Let their homes become desolate

and their tents be deserted.

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.

22 Let their table become a snare before them,

And their well-being a trap.

23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see;

And make their loins shake continually.

24 Pour out Your indignation upon them,

And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.

25 Let their dwelling place be desolate;

Let no one live in their tents.

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.

22 Let their own feasts cause their ruin;

let their feasts trap them and pay them back.

23 Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see

and their backs be forever weak from troubles.

24 Pour your anger out on them;

let your anger catch up with them.

25 May their place be empty;

leave no one to live in their tents.

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.

22 Let their table before them become a snare;

And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

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.

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.

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. 

22 Let the table set for them become a trap 

and a snare for their friends. 

23 Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see. 

Let their thighs continually shake. 

24 Pour your rage on them. 

Let your burning anger catch up with them. 

25 Let their camp be deserted 

and their tents empty. 

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.

22 Let their table set before them be a snare,

and let it be a trap for their allies.

23 Let their eyes grow too dim to see,

and let their loins continually shake.

24 Pour out Your rage on them,

and let Your burning anger overtake them.

25 Make their fortification desolate;

may no one live in their tents.

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.

22 Let their table be a trap for them,

a snare for their allies.

23 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,

and make their loins tremble continually.

24 Pour out your indignation upon them,

and let your burning anger overtake them.

25 May their camp be a desolation;

let no one live in their tents.

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.

22 Let their table before them be a trap,

and their times of peace a snare.

23 Let their eyes be dark so they cannot see,

and make their loins continually tremble.

24 Pour out your indignation on them,

and let your burning anger overtake them.

25 Let their camp be desolate.

Let none dwell in their tents,

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.

22 Let their feast be a trap and a snare.

Let my enemies get what’s coming to them.

23 Let their eyes grow weak so they can’t see.

Let their backs be bent forever.

24 Pour out your anger on them.

Let them feel its burning heat.

25 May their homes be deserted.

May no one live in their tents.

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.

22 May their table before them become a snare;

And when they are in peace, may it become a trap.

23 May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,

And make their loins shake continually.

24 Pour out Your indignation on them,

And may Your burning anger overtake them.

25 May their camp be desolate;

May none dwell in their tents.