Psalms 68:5 CPDV

³  I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, and there is no firm footing.I have arrived at the height of the sea,and a tempest has overwhelmed me.

⁴  I have endured hardships, while crying out. My jaws have become hoarse;my eyes have failed. Meanwhile, I hope in my God.

⁵  Those who hate me without cause have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head.My enemies, who persecuted me unjustly, have been strengthened.Then I was required to pay for what I did not take.

⁶  O God, you know my foolishness, and my offenses have not been hidden from you.

⁷  Let those who wait for you, O Lord,the Lord of hosts, not be shamed in me.Let those who seek you, O God of Israel, not be confounded over me.