You, God, know my folly;(A)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.(B)

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

13 But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;(M)
in your great love,(N) 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.(O)

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