Psalms 37:11-23

¹¹My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.

¹²My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

¹³While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

¹⁴But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹⁵And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

¹⁶For I hoped in thee, O Lord: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

¹⁷For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.

¹⁸For I am ready for plagues, and my grief is continually before me.

¹⁹For I will declare mine iniquity, and be distressed for my sin.

²⁰But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.

²¹They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

²²Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.

²³Draw nigh to my help, O Lord of my salvation.