Psalm 69:8-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 For it is on your account I bear insult,
that disgrace covers my face.(A)
9 I have become an outcast to my kindred,
a stranger to my mother’s children.(B)
10 Because zeal for your house has consumed me,[a]
I am scorned by those who scorn you.(C)
11 When I humbled my spirit with fasting,(D)
this led only to scorn.
12 When I clothed myself in sackcloth;
I became a byword for them.
13 Those who sit in the gate gossip about me;
drunkards make me the butt of songs.
Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.