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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.

6May those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me,
O Lord, the LORD Almighty;
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me,
O God of Israel.

7For I endure scorn for your sake,
and shame covers my face.

8I am a stranger to my brothers,
an alien to my own mother's sons;

9for zeal for your house consumes me,
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

10When I weep and fast,
I must endure scorn;

11when I put on sackcloth,
people make sport of me.

12Those who sit at the gate mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.

13But I pray to you, O LORD,
in the time of your favor;
in your great love, O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.

14Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.

15Do not let the floodwaters engulf me
or the depths swallow me up
or the pit close its mouth over me.

16Answer me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love;
in your great mercy turn to me.

17Do not hide your face from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

18Come near and rescue me;
redeem me because of my foes.

19You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.

20Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters, but I found none.

21They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

22May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution andOr snare / and their fellowship become a trap.

23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.

24Pour out your wrath on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.

25May their place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

26For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.

27Charge them with crime upon crime;
do not let them share in your salvation.

28May they be blotted out of the book of life
and not be listed with the righteous.

29I am in pain and distress;
may your salvation, O God, protect me.

30I will praise God's name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving.

31This will please the LORD more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.

32The poor will see and be glad—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!

33The LORD hears the needy
and does not despise his captive people.

34Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and all that move in them,

35for God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle there and possess it;

36the children of his servants will inherit it,
and those who love his name will dwell there.