7. You hate those who serve worthless idols,but I trust in the Lord.
8. I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy,once you have seen my misery,[and] gotten to know the distress of my soul.
9. You will not abandon me into enemy hands,but will set my feet in a free and open space.
10. Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am in distress;affliction is wearing down my eyes,my throat and my insides.
11. My life is worn out by sorrow,and my years by sighing.My strength fails in my affliction;my bones are wearing down.
12. To all my foes I am a thing of scorn,and especially to my neighborsa horror to my friends.When they see me in public,they quickly shy away.
13. I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead;I am like a worn-out tool.
14. I hear the whispers of the crowd;terrors are all around me.They conspire together against me;they plot to take my life.
15. But I trust in you, Lord;I say, “You are my God.”
16. My destiny is in your hands;rescue me from my enemies,from the hands of my pursuers.
17. Let your face shine on your servant;save me in your mercy.
18. Do not let me be put to shame,for I have called to you, Lord.Put the wicked to shame;reduce them to silence in Sheol.
19. Strike dumb their lying lips,which speak arrogantly against the righteousin contempt and scorn.
20. How great is your goodness, Lord,stored up for those who fear you.You display it for those who trust you,in the sight of the children of Adam.