Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
For I endure scorn(A) for your sake,(B)
    and shame covers my face.(C)
I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;(D)

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Let not those who [a]wait for You, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me;
Let not those who seek You be [b]confounded because of me, O God of Israel.
Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.
(A)I have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:6 Wait in faith
  2. Psalm 69:6 dishonored