For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” by David.
69:1 Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.
69:2 I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.
69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
69:4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me and are my enemies for no reason outnumber me. They make me “pay back” what I did not steal!
69:5 O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my faults are not hidden from you.
69:6 Let none who rely on you be embarrassed because of me, O sovereign Lord and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!
69:7 For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced.
69:8 My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.
69:9 Certainly devotion to your temple consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
69:10 I weep and refrain from eating food, which causes others to insult me.
69:11 I wear sackcloth and they ridicule me.
69:12 Those who sit at the city gate talk about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.
69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me; deliver me because of your faithfulness!
69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!
69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the pit devour me!
69:16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is what I need! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!