Psalm 69:1–13
for the watersu have come up to my neck.v
2 I sink in the miry depths,w
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;x
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,y
looking for my God.
4 Those who hate mez without reasona
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,b
those who seek to destroy me.c
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
5 You, God, know my folly;d
my guilt is not hidden from you.e
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me.
7 For I endure scornf for your sake,g
and shame covers my face.h
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;i
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,j
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.k
10 When I weep and fast,l
I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,m
people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gaten mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.o
in the time of your favor;p
in your great love,q O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.