8. I have become a stranger to my ⌊own⌋ brothers,a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
9. Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me,and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
10. I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it.
11. I dressed myself in sackcloth, but I became the object of ridicule.
12. Those who sit at the gate gossip about me,and drunkards make up songs about me.
13. May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O Lord.O God, out of the greatness of your mercy,answer me with the truth of your salvation.
14. Rescue me from the mud.Do not let me sink ⌊into it⌋.I want to be rescued from those who hate meand from the deep water.
15. Do not let floodwaters sweep me away.Do not let the ocean swallow me up,or the pit close its mouth over me.
16. Answer me, O Lord, because your mercy is good.Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me.
17. I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me.Answer me quickly!
18. Come close, and defend my soul.Set me free because of my enemies.
19. You know that I have been insulted, put to shame, and humiliated.All my opponents are in front of you.
20. Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick.I looked for sympathy, but there was none.I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one.