I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited!

My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.

I weep and refrain from eating food, which causes others to insult me.

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced; you can see all my enemies.

For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced.

I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.

O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!

O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you.

The oppressed look on -- let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

Rescue me from the mud! Don't let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!

Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign Lord and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.

Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

For the Lord listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!

Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves.

I wear sackcloth and they ridicule me.

Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it.

For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

Come near me and redeem me! Because of my enemies, rescue me!