8. I’m worn out, completely crushed;I groan because of my miserable heart.
9. Everything I long for is laid out before you, my Lord;my sighs aren’t hidden from you.
10. My heart pounds; my strength abandons me.Even the light of my eyes is gone.
11. My loved ones and friends keep their distancefrom me in my sickness;those who were near me now stay far away.
12. Those who want me dead lay traps;those who want me harmed utter threats,muttering lies all day long.
13. But I’m like someone who is deaf,who can’t hear;like someone who can’t speak,whose mouth won’t open.
14. I’ve become like a personwho doesn’t hear what is being said,whose mouth has no good comeback.
15. But I wait for you, Lord!You will answer, my Lord, my God!
16. Because I prayed:"Don’t let them celebrate over meor exalt themselves over me when my foot slips,"