^2 (A)Bow down Your ear to me,
Deliver me speedily;
Be my rock of ^[a]refuge,
A ^[b]fortress of defense to save me.

^12 (A)I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a ^[a]broken vessel.
^13 (B)For I hear the slander of many;
^(C)Fear is on every side;
While they ^(D)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

¹⁵ My times are in Your ^(A)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
^16 (B)Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me for Your mercies’ sake.

^17 (A)Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;
Let the wicked be ashamed;
^(B)Let them be silent in the grave.