Psalms 31:9-16

9Be gracious and compassionate to me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

10For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my iniquity, And even my body has wasted away.

11Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace, Especially to my neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me on the street run from me.

12I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

13For I have heard the slander and whispering of many, Terror is on every side; While they schemed together against me, They plotted to take away my life.

14But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord; I said, “You are my God.”

15My times are in Your hands; Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.

16Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness.