69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! 1
O God, because of your great loyal love,
answer me with your faithful deliverance! 2
69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!
Deliver me 3 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 4 devour me! 5
69:16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! 6
Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!
69:17 Do not ignore 7 your servant,
for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 8
69:18 Come near me and redeem me! 9
Because of my enemies, rescue me!
1 tn Heb “as for me, [may] my prayer be to you, O
2 tn Heb “O God, in the abundance of your loyal love, answer me in the faithfulness of your deliverance.”
3 tn Heb “let me be delivered.”
4 tn Heb “well,” which here symbolizes the place of the dead (cf. Ps 55:23).
5 tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”
6 tn Or “pleasant”; or “desirable.”
7 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).
8 tn Or “quickly.”
9 tn Heb “come near my life and redeem it.” The verb “redeem” casts the