Readings for Lent and Easter
4 Those (A)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [a]destroy me (B)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
(C)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
5 God, You know (D)my foolishness,
And (E)my guilt is not hidden from You.
6 May those who wait for You not (F)be ashamed because of me, Lord [b]God of armies;
May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,
7 Because (G)for Your sake I have endured disgrace;
(H)Dishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become (I)estranged [c]from my brothers,
And a stranger to my mother’s sons.
9 For (J)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And (K)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept (L)in my soul with fasting,
It became my (M)disgrace.
11 When I made (N)sackcloth my clothing,
I became (O)a proverb to them.
12 Those who (P)sit in the gate talk about me,
And (Q)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.
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