9. Have mercy on me, lord, for I am in distress.Tears blur my eyes.My body and soul are withering away.
10. I am dying from grief;my years are shortened by sadness.Sin has drained my strength;I am wasting away from within.
11. I am scorned by all my enemiesand despised by my neighbors—even my friends are afraid to come near me.When they see me on the street,they run the other way.
12. I am ignored as if I were dead,as if I were a broken pot.
13. I have heard the many rumors about me,and I am surrounded by terror.My enemies conspire against me,plotting to take my life.
14. But I am trusting you, O lord,saying, “You are my God!”
15. My future is in your hands.Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
16. Let your favor shine on your servant.In your unfailing love, rescue me.
17. Don’t let me be disgraced, O lord,for I call out to you for help.Let the wicked be disgraced;let them lie silent in the grave.
18. Silence their lying lips—those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
19. How great is the goodnessyou have stored up for those who fear you.You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,blessing them before the watching world.