1Save me, O God,
2I have sunk into the miry depths,
3I am weary from my crying;
4Those who hate me without cause
5You know my folly, O God,
6May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me,
7For I have endured scorn for Your sake,
8I have become a stranger to my brothers
9because zeal for Your house has consumed me,69:9 Cited in John 2:17
10I wept and fasted,
11I made sackcloth my clothing,
12Those who sit at the gate mock me,
13But my prayer to You, O LORD,
14Rescue me from the mire
15Do not let the floods engulf me
16Answer me, O LORD,
17Hide not Your face from Your servant,
18Draw near to my soul and redeem me;
19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace.
20Insults have broken my heart,
21They poisoned my food with gall
22May their table become a snare;
23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
24Pour out Your wrath upon them,
25May their place be deserted;
26For they persecute the one You struck
27Add iniquity to their iniquity;
28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life
29But I am in pain and distress;
30I will praise God’s name in song
31And this will please the LORD more than an ox,
32The humble will see and rejoice.
33For the LORD listens to the needy
34Let heaven and earth praise Him,
35For God will save Zion
36The descendants of His servants will inherit it,