2. I’m sinking down into the mud,and there is nothing to stand on.I am in deep water,and 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 reason than hairs on my head;powerful enemies want to destroy me for no reason.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. Lord God All-Powerful,do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me.God of Israel,do not let your worshipers be disgraced because of me.
7. For you, I carry this shame,and my face is covered with disgrace.
8. I am like a stranger to my closest relativesand a foreigner to my mother’s children.