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Save me, God, For the ^(C1)waters have ^(F1)threatened my life.

I have sunk in deep ^(C1)mud, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a ^(F1)(C2)flood overflows me.

I am ^(C1)weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My ^(C2)eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Those ^(C1)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would ^(F1)destroy me ^(C2)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies; ^(C3)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

God, You know ^(C1)my foolishness, And ^(C2)my guilt is not hidden from You.

May those who wait for You not ^(C1)be ashamed because of me, Lord ^(F1)GOD of armies; May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,

Because ^(C1)for Your sake I have endured disgrace; ^(C2)Dishonor has covered my face.

I have become ^(C1)estranged ^(F1)from my brothers, And a stranger to my mother's sons.

For ^(C1)zeal for Your house has consumed me, And ^(C2)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.

When I wept ^(C1)in my soul with fasting, It became my ^(C2)disgrace.

When I made ^(C1)sackcloth my clothing, I became ^(C2)a proverb to them.

Those who ^(C1)sit in the gate talk about me, And ^(C2)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, LORD, ^(C1)at an acceptable time; God, in the ^(C2)greatness of Your mercy, Answer me with ^(F1)Your saving truth.

Rescue me from the ^(C1)mud and do not let me sink; May I be ^(C2)rescued from those who hate me, and from the ^(C1)depths of water.

May the ^(F1)(C1)flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the ^(C2)pit close its mouth on me.

Answer me, LORD, for ^(C1)Your mercy is good; ^(C2)According to the greatness of Your compassion, ^(C3)turn to me,

And ^(C1)do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am ^(C2)in distress; answer me quickly.

Come near to my soul and ^(C1)redeem it; ^(C2)Ransom me because of my enemies!

You know my ^(C1)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor; All my enemies are ^(F1)known to You.

Disgrace has ^(C1)broken my heart, and I am so sick. And ^(C2)I waited for sympathy, but there was none; And for ^(C3)comforters, but I found none.

They also gave me ^(F1)(C1)a bitter herb in my food, And for my thirst they ^(C2)gave me vinegar to drink.