Psalm 69:7-18

Common English Bible

⁷ I am insulted because of you.
    Shame covers my face.
⁸ I have become a stranger to my own brothers,
    an immigrant to my mother’s children.
⁹ Because passion for your house has consumed me,
    the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me!
¹⁰ I wept while I fasted—
    even for that I was insulted.
¹¹ When I wore funeral clothes,
    people made fun of me.
¹² Those who sit at the city gate muttered things about me;
    drunkards made up rude songs.

¹³ But me? My prayer reaches you, Lord,
    at just the right time.
God, in your great and faithful love,
    answer me with your certain salvation!
¹⁴ Save me from the mud!
    Don’t let me drown!
    Let me be saved from those who hate me
    and from these watery depths!
¹⁵ Don’t let me be swept away by the floodwaters!
    Don’t let the abyss swallow me up!
    Don’t let the pit close its mouth over me!
¹⁶ Answer me, Lord, for your faithful love is good!
    Turn to me in your great compassion!
¹⁷ Don’t hide your face from me, your servant,
    because I’m in deep trouble.
    Answer me quickly!
¹⁸ Come close to me!
    Redeem me!
    Save me because of my enemies!