Verse 16
Psalms 69:16
Young's Literal Translation
16
Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַל תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤/נִי שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת מַ֭יִם וְ/אַל תִּבְלָעֵ֣/נִי מְצוּלָ֑ה וְ/אַל תֶּאְטַר עָלַ֖/י בְּאֵ֣ר פִּֽי/הָ
English Translation
Do not flood me with water, and do not swallow me in a pit, and do not cover me with a well of abyss.
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Chapter 69 Context
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To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God (Elohim), for come have waters unto th...
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I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a...
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I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waitin...
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Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroye...
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O God (Elohim), Thou -- Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have no...
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Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seek...
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For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.
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A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
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For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
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And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
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And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.
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12
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instrumen...
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And I -- my prayer [is] to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God (Elohim), In the abundanc...
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Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from de...
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Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mout...
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Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Tho...
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And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress -- haste, answer me.
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Be near unto my soul -- redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.
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Thou -- Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee [are] all mine adver...
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Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for...
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And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.
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Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.
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Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
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24
Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.
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Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.
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For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.
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Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.
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They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.
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And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God (Elohim), doth set me on high.
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I praise the name of God (Elohim) with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
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And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock -- horned -- hoofed.
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The humble have seen -- they rejoice, Ye who seek God (Elohim) -- and your heart liveth.
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For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.
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The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
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For God (Elohim) doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and...
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And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!
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