They that sit in the gate talk of me; AndI amthe song of the drunkards.
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
They that sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Save me, O God! for the waters, etc. Under the figure of waters, the Psalmist represents his condition as so extremely distressing that it brought him even to the brink of despair; and yet we know that, so far from being a soft and an effeminate person, he was…