² I sink in the miry depths,^(A)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
³ I am worn out calling for help;^(B)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,^(C)
    looking for my God.
⁴ Those who hate me^(D) without reason^(E)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,^(F)
    those who seek to destroy me.^(G)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.