圣咏集 69

1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed; for David.

2SAVE me, O God: for the waters are come in even unto my soul.

3I stick fast in the mire of the deep: and there is no sure standing. I am come into the depth of the sea: and a tempest hath overwhelmed me.

4I have laboured with crying; my jaws are become hoarse: my eyes have failed, whilst I hope in my God.

5They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, who hate me without cause. My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me: then did I pay that which I took not away.

6O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my offences are not hidden from thee:

7Let not them be ashamed for me, who look for thee, O Lord, the Lord of hosts. Let them not be confounded on my account, who seek thee, O God of Israel.

8Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

9I am become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to the sons of my mother.

10For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

11And I covered my soul in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me.

12And I made haircloth my garment: and I became a byword to them.

13They that sat in the gate spoke against me: and they that drank wine made me their song.

14But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Lord; for the time of thy good pleasure, O God. In the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

15Draw me out of the mire, that I may not stick fast: deliver me from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

16Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the deep swallow me up: and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

17Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

18And turn not away thy face from thy servant: for I am in trouble, hear me speedily.

19Attend to my soul, and deliver it: save me because of my enemies.

20Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusion, and my shame.

21In thy sight are all they that afflict me; my heart hath expected reproach and misery. And I looked for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none.

22And they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

23Let their table become as a snare before them, and a recompense, and a stumblingblock.

24Let their eyes be darkened that they see not; and their back bend thou down always.

25Pour out thy indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

26Let their habitation be made desolate: and let there be none to dwell in their tabernacles.

27Because they have persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

28Add thou iniquity upon their iniquity: and let them not come into thy justice.

29Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the just let them not be written.

30But I am poor and sorrowful: thy salvation, O God, hath set me up.

31I will praise the name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise.

32And it shall please God better than a young calf, that bringeth forth horns and hoofs.

33Let the poor see and rejoice: seek ye God, and your soul shall live.

34For the Lord hath heard the poor: and hath not despised his prisoners.

35Let the heavens and the earth praise him; the sea, and every thing that creepeth therein.

36For God will save Sion, and the cities of Juda shall be built up. And they shall dwell there, and acquire it by inheritance.

37And the seed of his servants shall possess it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

1In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. David.

2[Salvum me fac, Deus, quoniam intraverunt aquæ usque ad animam meam.

3Infixus sum in limo profundi et non est substantia. Veni in altitudinem maris, et tempestas demersit me.

4Laboravi clamans, raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ; defecerunt oculi mei, dum spero in Deum meum.

5Multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis. Confortati sunt qui persecuti sunt me inimici mei injuste; quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam.

6Deus, tu scis insipientiam meam; et delicta mea a te non sunt abscondita.

7Non erubescant in me qui exspectant te, Domine, Domine virtutum; non confundantur super me qui quærunt te, Deus Israël.

8Quoniam propter te sustinui opprobrium; operuit confusio faciem meam.

9Extraneus factus sum fratribus meis, et peregrinus filiis matris meæ.

10Quoniam zelus domus tuæ comedit me, et opprobria exprobrantium tibi ceciderunt super me.

11Et operui in jejunio animam meam, et factum est in opprobrium mihi.

12Et posui vestimentum meum cilicium; et factus sum illis in parabolam.

13Adversum me loquebantur qui sedebant in porta, et in me psallebant qui bibebant vinum.

14Ego vero orationem meam ad te, Domine; tempus beneplaciti, Deus. In multitudine misericordiæ tuæ, exaudi me in veritate salutis tuæ.

15Eripe me de luto, ut non infigar; libera me ab iis qui oderunt me, et de profundis aquarum.

16Non me demergat tempestas aquæ, neque absorbeat me profundum, neque urgeat super me puteus os suum.

17Exaudi me, Domine, quoniam benigna est misericordia tua; secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum respice in me.

18Et ne avertas faciem tuam a puero tuo; quoniam tribulor, velociter exaudi me.

19Intende animæ meæ, et libera eam; propter inimicos meos, eripe me.

20Tu scis improperium meum, et confusionem meam, et reverentiam meam;

21in conspectu tuo sunt omnes qui tribulant me. Improperium exspectavit cor meum et miseriam: et sustinui qui simul contristaretur, et non fuit; et qui consolaretur, et non inveni.

22Et dederunt in escam meam fel, et in siti mea potaverunt me aceto.

23Fiat mensa eorum coram ipsis in laqueum, et in retributiones, et in scandalum.

24Obscurentur oculi eorum, ne videant, et dorsum eorum semper incurva.

25Effunde super eos iram tuam, et furor iræ tuæ comprehendat eos.

26Fiat habitatio eorum deserta, et in tabernaculis eorum non sit qui inhabitet.

27Quoniam quem tu percussisti persecuti sunt, et super dolorem vulnerum meorum addiderunt.

28Appone iniquitatem super iniquitatem eorum, et non intrent in justitiam tuam.

29Deleantur de libro viventium, et cum justis non scribantur.

30Ego sum pauper et dolens; salus tua, Deus, suscepit me.

31Laudabo nomen Dei cum cantico, et magnificabo eum in laude:

32et placebit Deo super vitulum novellum, cornua producentem et ungulas.

33Videant pauperes, et lætentur; quærite Deum, et vivet anima vestra:

34quoniam exaudivit pauperes Dominus, et vinctos suos non despexit.

35Laudent illum cæli et terra; mare, et omnia reptilia in eis.

36Quoniam Deus salvam faciet Sion, et ædificabuntur civitates Juda, et inhabitabunt ibi, et hæreditate acquirent eam.

37Et semen servorum ejus possidebit eam; et qui diligunt nomen ejus habitabunt in ea.]

1Unto the end. For those who will be changed: of David.

2Save me, O God, for the waters have entered, even to my soul.

3I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, and there is no firm footing. I have arrived at the height of the sea, and a tempest has overwhelmed me.

4I have endured hardships, while crying out. My jaws have become hoarse; my eyes have failed. Meanwhile, I hope in my God.

5Those who hate me without cause have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. My enemies, who persecuted me unjustly, have been strengthened. Then I was required to pay for what I did not take.

6O God, you know my foolishness, and my offenses have not been hidden from you.

7Let those who wait for you, O Lord, the Lord of hosts, not be shamed in me. Let those who seek you, O God of Israel, not be confounded over me.

8For because of you, I have endured reproach; confusion has covered my face.

9I have become a stranger to my brothers and a sojourner to the sons of my mother.

10For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen upon me.

11And I covered my soul with fasting, and it has become a reproach to me.

12And I put on a haircloth as my garment, and I became a parable to them.

13Those who sat at the gate spoke against me, and those who drank wine made me their song.

14But as for me, truly, my prayer is to you, O Lord. This time has pleased you well, O God. In the multitude of your mercy, in the truth of your salvation, hear me.

15Rescue me from the quagmire, so that I may not become trapped. Free me from those who hate me and from deep waters.

16Do not allow the tempest of water to submerge me, nor the deep to absorb me. And do not allow the well to close in on me.

17Hear me, O Lord, for your mercy is kind. Look upon me, according to the fullness of your compassion.

18And do not turn your face away from your servant, for I am in trouble: heed me quickly.

19Attend to my soul, and free it. Rescue me, because of my enemies.

20You know my reproach, and my confusion, and my reverence.

21All those who trouble me are in your sight; my heart has anticipated reproach and misery. And I sought for one who might grieve together with me, but there was no one, and for one who might console me, and I found no one.

22And they gave me gall for my food. And in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

23Let their table be a snare before them, and a retribution, and a scandal.

24Let their eyes be darkened, so that they may not see, and may their back always be crooked.

25Pour out your indignation upon them, and may the fury of your anger take hold of them.

26May their dwelling place be deserted, and may there be no one who dwells in their tabernacles.

27For they persecuted whomever you struck. And they have added to the grief of my wounds.

28Assign an iniquity upon their iniquity, and may they not enter into your justice.

29Delete them from the Book of the Living, and let them not be written down with the just.

30I am poor and sorrowful, but your salvation, O God, has taken me up.

31I will praise the name of God with a canticle, and I will magnify him with praise.

32And it will please God more than a new calf producing horns and hoofs.

33Let the poor see and rejoice. Seek God, and your soul will live.

34For the Lord has heard the poor, and he has not despised his prisoners.

35Let the heavens and the earth praise him: the sea, and everything that crawls in it.

36For God will save Zion, and the cities of Judah will be built up. And they will dwell there, and they will acquire it by inheritance.

37And the offspring of his servants will possess it; and those who love his name will dwell in it.