Psalm 38:9-22

Common English Bible

⁹ Everything I long for is laid out before you, my Lord;
    my sighs aren’t hidden from you.
¹⁰ My heart pounds; my strength abandons me.
    Even the light of my eyes is gone.
¹¹ My loved ones and friends keep their distance
        from me in my sickness;
    those who were near me now stay far away.
¹² Those who want me dead lay traps;
    those who want me harmed utter threats,
        muttering lies all day long.
¹³ But I’m like someone who is deaf,
    who can’t hear;
    like someone who can’t speak,
    whose mouth won’t open.
¹⁴ I’ve become like a person
    who doesn’t hear what is being said,
    whose mouth has no good comeback.
¹⁵ But I wait for you, Lord!
    You will answer, my Lord, my God!
¹⁶ Because I prayed:
    “Don’t let them celebrate over me
    or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips,”
¹⁷ because I’m very close to falling,
    and my pain is always with me.
¹⁸ Yes, I confess my wrongdoing;
    I’m worried about my sin.
¹⁹ But my mortal enemies are so strong;
    those who hate me for no reason seem countless.
²⁰ Those who give, repay good with evil;
    they oppose me for pursuing good.

²¹ Don’t leave me all alone, Lord!
    Please, my God, don’t be far from me!
²² Come quickly and help me,
    my Lord, my salvation!