1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.”…
2I have sunk into the miry depths, where…
3I am weary from my crying; my throat…
4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the…
5You know my folly, O God, and my…
6May those who hope in You not be…
7For I have endured scorn for Your sake,…
8I have become a stranger to my brothers…
9because zeal for Your house has consumed me,…
10I wept and fasted, but it brought me…
11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was…
12Those who sit at the gate mock me,…
13But my prayer to You, O LORD, is…
14Rescue me from the mire and do not…
15Do not let the floods engulf me or…
16Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion…
17Hide not Your face from Your servant, for…
18Draw near to my soul and redeem me;…
19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace.…
20Insults have broken my heart, and I am…
21They poisoned my food with gall and gave…
22May their table become a snare; may it…
23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot…
24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let…
25May their place be deserted; let there be…
26For they persecute the one You struck and…
27Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not…
28May they be blotted out of the Book…
29But I am in pain and distress; let…
30I will praise God’s name in song and…
31And this will please the LORD more than…
32The humble will see and rejoice. You who…
33For the LORD listens to the needy and…
34Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas…
35For God will save Zion and rebuild the…
36The descendants of His servants will inherit it,…
