Psalm 31:9-18

New King James Version

⁹ Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
^(A)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my ^[a]body!
¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief,
And my years with sighing;
My strength fails because of my iniquity,
And my bones waste away.
^11 (B)I am a ^[b]reproach among all my enemies,
But ^(C)especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
^(D)Those who see me outside flee from me.
^12 (E)I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a ^[c]broken vessel.
^13 (F)For I hear the slander of many;
^(G)Fear is on every side;
While they ^(H)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

¹⁴ But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My times are in Your ^(I)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
^16 (J)Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me for Your mercies’ sake.
^17 (K)Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;
Let the wicked be ashamed;
^(L)Let them be silent in the grave.
^18 (M)Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which ^(N)speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.