Psalms 38:7-14

⁷For within me, I am filled with burning; there is no health in my flesh.

⁸I am numb and utterly crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

⁹Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings, and my groanings are not hidden from you.

¹⁰My heart pounds, my strength fades, and my eyesight dims.

¹¹My friends and companions shun me because of my condition; my neighbors stand far off.

¹²Those who seek my life lay snares for me. They who seek my harm speak destructive words and say deceitful words all day long.

¹³But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; I am like a mute man who says nothing.

¹⁴I am like a man who does not hear and who has no reply.