³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(A)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(B)
4 The cords of death^(C) entangled me;
    the torrents^(D) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(E) confronted me.

⁵ You, God, know my folly;^(H)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.^(I)

⁶ Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
⁷ For I endure scorn^(J) for your sake,^(K)
    and shame covers my face.^(L)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;^(M)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,^(N)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(O)
10 When I weep and fast,^(P)
    I must endure scorn;
¹¹ when I put on sackcloth,^(Q)
    people make sport of me.
¹² Those who sit at the gate^(R) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.^(S)

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;^(T)
in your great love,^(U) 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.^(V)
15 Do not let the floodwaters^(W) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up^(X)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.^(Y)

⁶ Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
⁷ We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;^(D)
the snare has been broken,^(E)
    and we have escaped.
⁸ Our help is in the name^(F) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven^(G) and earth.

⁶ Send forth lightning^(A) and scatter^(B) the enemy;
    shoot your arrows^(C) and rout them.
⁷ Reach down your hand from on high;^(D)
    deliver me and rescue me^(E)
from the mighty waters,^(F)
    from the hands of foreigners^(G)