2 I’m sinking down into the mud.There is nothing to stand on.I am in deep water.The flood covers me.
3 I am tired from calling for help.My throat is sore.My eyes are tired from waitingfor God to help me.
4 There are more people who hate me for no reasonthan hairs on my head.Those who want to destroy me are powerful.My enemies are liars.They make me pay backwhat I did not steal.
5 God, you know what I have done wrong.I cannot hide my guilt from you.
6 Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies,do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me.God of Israel,do not let your worshipersbe disgraced because of me.
7 For you, I carry this shame.My face is covered with disgrace.
8 I am like a stranger to my brothers.I am like a foreigner to my mother’s sons.