Psalm 69:6-21

Complete Jewish Bible

⁶⁽⁵⁾God, you know how foolish I am;
my guilt is not hidden from you.
⁷⁽⁶⁾Let those who put their hope in you,
Adonai Elohim-Tzva’ot,
not be put to shame through me;
let those who are seeking you,
God of Isra’el,
not be disgraced through me.

⁸⁽⁷⁾For your sake I suffer insults,
shame covers my face.
⁹⁽⁸⁾I am estranged from my brothers,
an alien to my mother’s children,
¹⁰⁽⁹⁾because zeal for your house is eating me up,
and on me are falling the insults
of those insulting you.
¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾I weep bitterly, and I fast,
but that too occasions insults.
¹²⁽¹¹⁾I clothe myself with sackcloth
and become an object of scorn,
¹³⁽¹²⁾the gossip of those sitting by the town gate,
the theme of drunkards’ songs.

¹⁴⁽¹³⁾As for me, Adonai, let my prayer to you
come at an acceptable time;
In your great grace, God, answer me
with the truth of your salvation.
¹⁵⁽¹⁴⁾Rescue me from the mud!
Don’t let me sink!
Let me be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep water.
¹⁶⁽¹⁵⁾Don’t let the floodwaters overwhelm me,
don’t let the deep swallow me up,
don’t let the pit close its mouth over me.

¹⁷⁽¹⁶⁾Answer me, Adonai, for your grace is good;
in your great mercy, turn to me.
¹⁸⁽¹⁷⁾Don’t hide your face from your servant,
for I am in trouble; answer me quickly.
¹⁹⁽¹⁸⁾Come near to me, and redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies.

²⁰⁽¹⁹⁾You know how I am insulted,
shamed and disgraced;
before you stand all my foes.
²¹⁽²⁰⁾Insults have broken my heart
to the point that I could die.
I hoped that someone would show compassion,
but nobody did;
and that there would be comforters,
but I found none.