Psalm 69:2-4

The Voice

²My feet are swallowed in this murky bog;
    I am sinking—there is no sturdy ground.
I am in the deep;
    the floods are crashing in!
³I am weary of howling;
    my throat is scratched dry.
I still look for my God
    even though my eyes fail.

⁴My enemies despise me without any cause;
    they outnumber the hairs on my head.
They torment me with their power;
    they have absolutely no reason to hate me.
Now I am set to pay for crimes
    I have never committed!

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