Psalms [Praises] 38:11-18

¹¹My 'ahav ·affectionate lovers· and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹²They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³But I, as a deaf man, don’t sh'ma ·hear obey·. I am as a mute man who does not open his mouth.

¹⁴Yes, I am as a man who does not sh'ma ·hear obey·, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵For in you, Adonai , do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹⁷For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.

¹⁸For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.