Psalm 38:12-22
Christian Standard Bible
12 Those who intend to kill me set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.(A)
13 I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.(B)
14 I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.(C)
15 For I put my hope in you, Lord;
you will answer me, my Lord, my God.(D)
16 For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”(E)
17 For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.(F)
18 So I confess my iniquity;
I am anxious because of my sin.(G)
19 But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;[a]
many hate me for no reason.(H)
20 Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.(I)
21 Lord, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.(J)
22 Hurry to help me,
my Lord, my salvation.(K)
Footnotes
- 38:19 Or numerous
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