New King James Version

Psalms 38:12-22 New King James Version (NKJV)

12. Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,And plan deception all the day long.

13. But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.

14. Thus I am like a man who does not hear,And in whose mouth is no response.

15. For in You, O Lord, I hope;You will hear, O Lord my God.

16. For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me,Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”

17. For I am ready to fall,And my sorrow is continually before me.

18. For I will declare my iniquity;I will be in anguish over my sin.

19. But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong;And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.

20. Those also who render evil for good,They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.

21. Do not forsake me, O Lord;O my God, be not far from me!

22. Make haste to help me,O Lord, my salvation!