1 Save me, O God!
For ^athe waters have come up to my neck. ‡

2 ^aI sink in deep mire,
Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow me. ‡

3 ^aI am weary with my crying;
My throat is dry;
^bMy eyes fail while I wait for my God. ‡

4 Those who ^ahate me without a cause
Are 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 who¹ wait for You, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed because of me;
Let not those who seek You be¹ confounded because of me, O God of Israel. ‡

7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.

8 ^aI have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children; ‡

9 ^aBecause zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
^bAnd the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. ‡