Psalms 31:9-14

⁹Be kind to me Lord, for I am upset. I can hardly see from so much crying. I am completely wasting away.

¹⁰Grief is killing me; my life is cut short by sadness; I am falling apart because of my troubles; I am worn to the bone.

¹¹I am ridiculed by my enemies, particularly by my neighbors. My friends dread meeting me; people who see me in the street run the other way.

¹²I have been forgotten as if I were dead; I'm ignored like a broken pot.

¹³I hear many people whispering about me; terror surrounds me. They plot together against me, planning to kill me.

¹⁴But I put my trust in you, Lord, saying, “You are my God!”