Psalm 69 — Psalms 69:9–15
For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up;
And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,
That was to my reproach.
That was to my reproach.
When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword unto them.
I became a byword unto them.
They that sit in the gate talk of me;
And I am the song of the drunkards.
And I am the song of the drunkards.
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time:
O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness,
Answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness,
Answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink:
Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Let not the waterflood overwhelm me,
Neither let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Neither let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.