Psalm 31:9-18

New American Standard Bible

⁹ Be gracious to me, Lord, for ^(A)I am in distress;
My ^(B)eye is wasted away from grief, ^(C)my soul and my body too.
¹⁰ For my life is spent with ^(D)sorrow
And my years with sighing;
My ^(E)strength has failed because of my guilt,
And ^(F)my ^[a]body has wasted away.
¹¹ Because of all my adversaries, I have become a ^(G)disgrace,
Especially to my ^(H)neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.
¹² I am ^(I)forgotten like a dead person, out of mind;
I am like a broken vessel.
¹³ For I have heard the ^[b](J)slander of many,
^(K)Terror is on every side;
While they ^(L)took counsel together against me,
They ^(M)schemed to take away my life.

¹⁴ But as for me, I trust in You, Lord,
I say, “^(N)You are my God.”
¹⁵ My ^(O)times are in Your hand;
^(P)Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.
¹⁶ Make Your ^(Q)face shine upon Your servant;
^(R)Save me in Your faithfulness.
¹⁷ Let me not be ^(S)put to shame, Lord, for I call upon You;
Let the ^(T)wicked be put to shame, let them ^(U)be silent in ^[c]Sheol.
¹⁸ Let the ^(V)lying lips be speechless,
Which ^(W)speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.