“You know
The insults that I receive.
You know
My shame.
You know
My dishonor.
My foes are all known to you.
Insults have broken my heart.
I am in despair.
I looked for pity,
But there was none.
I look for comforters,
But I found none.
They gave me poison for food.
For my thirst
They gave me vinegar to drink.”
David goes on to let God know his situation. He begins by reminding him that God knows all the things that were happening to him and who was doing it. God knew about the insults, the shame, and the dishonor. He had a broken heart and was in despair. There was no one to pity him or comfort him. Instead they gave him poison to eat and vinegar to drink. He was in bad shape. Obviously he was not in jail, but somehow persecuted.
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