1 Save me, O God,for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
2 Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;I can’t find a foothold.I am in deep water,and the floods overwhelm me.
3 I am exhausted from crying for help;my throat is parched.My eyes are swollen with weeping,waiting for my God to help me.
4 Those who hate me without causeoutnumber the hairs on my head.Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.
5 O God, you know how foolish I am;my sins cannot be hidden from you.
6 Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me,O Sovereign lord of Heaven’s Armies.Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated,O God of Israel.
7 For I endure insults for your sake;humiliation is written all over my face.