Psalm

²I sink in the miry depths,where there is no foothold.I have come into the deep waters;the floods engulf me. ³I am worn out calling for help;my throat is parched.My eyes fail,looking for my God. ⁴Those who hate me without reasonoutnumber the hairs of my head;many are my enemies without cause,those who seek to destroy me.I am forced to restorewhat I did not steal. ⁵You, God, know my folly;my guilt is not hidden from you. ⁶Lord, the Lord Almighty,may those who hope in younot be disgraced because of me;God of Israel,may those who seek younot be put to shame because of me. ⁷For I endure scorn for your sake,and shame covers my face. ⁸I am a foreigner to my own family,a stranger to my own mother’s children;