Psalms 31:8-18

⁸You have not allowed my enemies to capture me; instead, you have rescued me from danger.

⁹But now, Yahweh, be kind to me again because I am distressed. Because I cry so much, I cannot see well, and I am completely exhausted.

¹⁰I have become very weak because I am so miserable, and it is causing my life to become shorter. I have become weak because of all my troubles; even my bones are becoming weaker.

¹¹All of my enemies make fun of me, and even my neighbors despise me. Even my friends are afraid of me because they think I am being punished by God, and when they see me on the streets, they run away.

¹²People have forgotten me like they forget people who are dead. They think I am as useless as a broken pot.

¹³I have heard people slandering me, and they have caused me to become terrified. My enemies are making plans in order to kill me.

¹⁴But Yahweh, I trust in you. You are my God.

¹⁵My whole life MTY is in your hands; save me from my enemies, from those who pursue me.

¹⁶Be kind to me and rescue me because you always faithfully love me.

¹⁷Yahweh, I call out to you, so do not allow me to be disgraced. I desire that wicked people will be disgraced; I want them to soon die and go down to the place where the dead people are.

¹⁸I desire that you will cause people MTY who tell lies to be unable to speak. Do that to people who are proud and those who arrogantly accuse righteous people.