2 I sink in the miry depths,where there is no foothold.I have come into the deep waters;the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;my throat is parched.My eyes fail,looking for my God.
4 Those 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.
5 You, God, know my folly;my guilt is not hidden from you.
6 Lord, 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.
7 For I endure scorn for your sake,and shame covers my face.
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,a stranger to my own mother’s children;