Psalms 37:3-17

³For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.

⁴For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.

⁵For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.

⁶My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

⁷I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.

⁸For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh.

⁹I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.

¹⁰But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

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.