Psalms 38:7-22 ▼

7 For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.

8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.

9 O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

10 My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.

11 Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

13 But I am like a deaf man--I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.

14 I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

15 Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

16 I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

17 For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

18 Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

19 But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

20 They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

21 Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

22 Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer!