Psalm 69

Salvum me fac
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Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, Lord God of hosts; *
let not those who seek you be disgraced because of me, O God of Israel.
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Surely, for your sake have I suffered reproach, *
and shame has covered my face.
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I have become a stranger to my own kindred, *
an alien to my mother’s children.
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Zeal for your house has eaten me up; *
the scorn of those who scorn you has fallen upon me.
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I humbled myself with fasting, *
but that was turned to my reproach.
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I put on sack-cloth also, *
and became a byword among them.
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Those who sit at the gate murmur against me, *
and the drunkards make songs about me.
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But as for me, this is my prayer to you, *
at the time you have set, O Lord:
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“In your great mercy, O God, *
answer me with your unfailing help.
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Reproach has broken my heart, and it cannot be healed; *
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters, but I could find no one.
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They gave me gall to eat, *
and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.