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;
9. for zeal for your house consumes me,and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
10. When I weep and fast,I must endure scorn;
11. when I put on sackcloth,people make sport of me.
12. Those who sit at the gate mock me,and I am the song of the drunkards.
13. But I pray to you, Lord,in the time of your favour;in your great love, O God,answer me with your sure salvation.
14. Rescue me from the mire,do not let me sink;deliver me from those who hate me,from the deep waters.