1. Save me, O God!For the waters have come up to my neck.
2. I sink in deep mire,Where there is no standing;I have come into deep waters,Where the floods overflow me.
3. I am weary with my crying;My throat is dry;My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4. Those who hate me without a causeAre more than the hairs of my head;They are mighty who would destroy me,Being my enemies wrongfully;Though I have stolen nothing,I still must restore it.
5. O God, You know my foolishness;And my sins are not hidden from You.
6. Let not those who wait for You, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me;Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel.
7. Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;Shame has covered my face.
8. I have become a stranger to my brothers,And an alien to my mother’s children;