Psalm 69:1–13

1 Save me, O God,

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

6 Lord, the Lord Almighty,

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

13 But I pray to you, Lord,

in the time of your favor;p

in your great love,q O God,

answer me with your sure salvation.