Those (A)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [a]destroy me (B)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
(C)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

God, You know (D)my foolishness,
And (E)my guilt is not hidden from You.
May those who wait for You not (F)be ashamed because of me, Lord [b]God of armies;
May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:4 Or silence
  2. Psalm 69:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

Those who hate me(A) without reason(B)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(C)
    those who seek to destroy me.(D)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

You, God, know my folly;(E)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.(F)

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.

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