1For the leader. On shoshannim. Of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are threatening my life.
2I am sunk in depths of mire, where ground there is none. I am come into deep deep waters, the flood overwhelms me.
3I am weary of crying, my throat is parched, my eyes are wasted with waiting for God.
4More than the hairs of my head are those who wantonly hate me. More than my bones in number are those who are falsely my foes. That which I never robbed, how am I then to restore?