Mazmur 69:12-17

69:12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;

drunkards mock me in their songs. ¹ 

69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! ² 

O God, because of your great loyal love,

answer me with your faithful deliverance! ³ 

69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!

Deliver me ⁴  from those who hate me,

from the deep water!

69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me!

Don’t let the deep swallow me up!

Don’t let the pit ⁵  devour me! ⁶ 

69:16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! ⁷ 

Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

69:17 Do not ignore ⁸  your servant,

for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! ⁹ 

[69:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the mocking songs of the drinkers of beer.”

[69:13]  ² tn Heb “as for me, [may] my prayer be to you, O Lord, [in] a time of favor.”

[69:13]  ³ tn Heb “O God, in the abundance of your loyal love, answer me in the faithfulness of your deliverance.”

[69:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “let me be delivered.”

[69:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “well,” which here symbolizes the place of the dead (cf. Ps 55:23).

[69:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”

[69:16]  ⁷ tn Or “pleasant”; or “desirable.”

[69:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “do not hide your face from.” The Hebrew idiom “hide the face” can (1) mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[69:17]  ⁹ tn Or “quickly.”