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Psalms 69:1-12

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Psalm 69

A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.

For the music director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

For the waters have threatened my life.

2I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no foothold;

I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.

3I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;

My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;

Those who would destroy me are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;

What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

5God, You know my foolishness,

And my guilt is not hidden from You.

6May those who wait for You not be ashamed because of me, Lord God of armies;

May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,

7Because for Your sake I have endured disgrace;

Dishonor has covered my face.

8I have become estranged from my brothers,

And a stranger to my mother’s sons.

9For zeal for Your house has consumed me,

And the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.

10When I wept in my soul with fasting,

It became my disgrace.

11When I made sackcloth my clothing,

I became a proverb to them.

12Those who sit in the gate talk about me,

And songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.