Psalms 69:5-21

⁵O God, ◄you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you►. You know that I have foolishly disobeyed your laws.

⁶O Yahweh God, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven, do not allow the wrong things that I have done to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom we Israeli people worship, do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.

⁷People have insulted/ridiculed me because I am devoted to you. They have thoroughly humiliated IDM me.

⁸Even my own older brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.

⁹Some people have despised your temple; but my zeal for keeping your temple holy is like a fire burning inside me. So it is as though those who are insulting you are also insulting me.

¹⁰When I have humbled myself and ◄fasted/abstained from eating food► to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple, they just insult me.

¹¹When I put on rough sackcloth to show that I am sad, they laugh at IDM me.

¹²Even the elders of the city say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing disgusting songs about me.

¹³But Yahweh, I will continue praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.

¹⁴Do not allow me to sink anymore in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!

¹⁵Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep mud to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit of death MET.

¹⁶O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.

¹⁷Do not ◄hide yourself from/refuse to hear► me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.

¹⁸Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.

¹⁹You know that I am insulted and that people cause me to feel ashamed and dishonored; you know who all my enemies are.

²⁰Their insults have deeply offended me, and I ◄feel helpless/am in despair►. I searched for someone who would pity me, but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.

²¹Instead, they gave me food that tasted like poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.