Psalms 38:12-20

12Those who seek my life lay snares for me, And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction; They devise treachery all the day long.

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

14Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, In whose mouth are no arguments.

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

16For I pray, “May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me.”

17For I am ready to fall; My sorrow is continually before me.

18For I do confess my guilt and iniquity; I am filled with anxiety because of my sin.

19But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who hate me without cause are many.

20They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me, Because I follow what is good.