Psalm 69:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 I have sunk into the mire of the deep,
where there is no foothold.
I have gone down to the watery depths;
the flood overwhelms me.(A)
4 I am weary with crying out;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,
from looking for my God.(B)
5 More numerous than the hairs of my head
are those who hate me without cause.(C)
Those who would destroy me are mighty,
my enemies without reason.
Must I now restore
what I did not steal?[a]
Footnotes
- 69:5 What I did not steal: the psalmist, falsely accused of theft, is being forced to make restitution.
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