1 Save me, God,

for the water has risen to my neck.c

2 I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing;

I have come into deep water,

and a flood sweeps over me.d

3 I am weary from my crying;

my throat is parched.

My eyes fail, looking for my God.e

4 Those who hate me without cause

are more numerous than the hairs of my head;

my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,

are powerful.f

Though I did not steal, I must repay.g