5O God! thou knowest my offences, And my sins are not hidden from thee!
6Let not them that trust in thee through me be put to shame, O Lord Jehovah, God of hosts! Let not them that seek thee through me be confounded, O God of Israel!
7For on account of thee do I suffer reproach, And shame covereth my face!
8I am become a stranger to my brothers; Yea, an alien to my mother's sons.
9For zeal for thy house consumeth me, And the reproaches of them that reproach thee fall upon me.
10When I weep and fast, That is made my reproach;
11When I clothe myself in sackcloth, Then I become their by-word.
12They who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am become the song of drunkards.
13Yet will I address my prayer to thee, O LORD! May it be in an acceptable time according to thy great goodness! Hear, O God! and afford me thy sure help!
14Save me from the mire, and let me not sink; May I be delivered from my enemies,—from the deep waters!
15Let not the water-flood overflow me; Let not the deep swallow me up, And let not the pit close her mouth upon me!
16Hear me, O LORD! since great is thy loving-kindness; According to the abundance of thy tender mercies look upon me!
17Hide not thy face from thy servant; I am greatly distressed, O make haste to mine aid!
18Draw near to me, and redeem my life; Deliver me because of my enemies!
19Thou knowest my reproach, and dishonor, and shame; All my adversaries are in thy view!
20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.
21For my food they give me gall, And in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
22May their table be to them a snare; May it be a trap to them, while they are at ease!
23May their eyes be darkened, that they may not see; And cause their loins continually to shake!
24Pour out upon them thine indignation, And may the heat of thine anger overtake them!
Psalms 69
Psalms 69:5-24