Psalm 69:8-20

New International Version

⁸ I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;^(A)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,^(B)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(C)
10 When I weep and fast,^(D)
    I must endure scorn;
¹¹ when I put on sackcloth,^(E)
    people make sport of me.
¹² Those who sit at the gate^(F) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.^(G)

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;^(H)
in your great love,^(I) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
¹⁴ Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.^(J)
15 Do not let the floodwaters^(K) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up^(L)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.^(M)

¹⁶ Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;^(N)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
¹⁷ Do not hide your face^(O) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,^(P) for I am in trouble.^(Q)
18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver^(R) me because of my foes.

¹⁹ You know how I am scorned,^(S) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
²⁰ Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,^(T) but I found none.^(U)