Psalm 69:29

Translations

Modern

But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

Traditional

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Literal

And I am afflicted and pained; may Your salvation, O God, set me on high.

Latin

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

Original

Hebrew

English

But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

Notes

Psalms 69:29–33

The psalmist prays that his pain will turn to praise.

Psalms 69:1–36

In this personal lament, the poet shares his vulnerability, humiliation, and deep pain. He asks God to defend him for the sake of the righteous.

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering

Related verses

Psalm 91:14–16
“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
Psalm 40:17
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
Psalm 109:22
For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 70:5
But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
Philippians 2:9–11
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
Psalm 20:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
Isaiah 53:2–3
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
Ephesians 1:21–22
…far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Psalm 18:48
…who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Psalm 109:31
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
Psalm 59:1
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

Glossary

David Mercy Music Persecution Psalms, Book of Salvation Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Prayer Under Affliction for Restoration to Joy

Psalm 69:29

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