5. God, you know my foolishness;my wrongdoings aren’t hidden from you.
6. Lord God of heavenly forces!—don’t let those who hope in yoube put to shame because of me.God of Israel!—don’t let those who seek yoube disgraced because of me.
7. I am insulted because of you.Shame covers my face.
8. I have become a stranger to my own brothers,an immigrant to my mother’s children.
9. Because passion for your house has consumed me,the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me!
10. I wept while I fasted—even for that I was insulted.
11. When I wore funeral clothes,people made fun of me.
12. Those who sit at the city gate muttered things about me;drunkards made up rude songs.
13. But me? My prayer reaches you, Lord, at just the right time.God, in your great and faithful love,answer me with your certain salvation!
14. Save me from the mud!Don’t let me drown!Let me be saved from those who hate meand from these watery depths!