Psalms 38:9-14

9You know all my desires, O Lord, and my groaning has not been hidden from you.

10My heart is pounding. I have lost my strength. Even the light of my eyes has left me.

11My loved ones and my friends keep their distance and my relatives stand far away because of my sickness.

12Those who seek my life lay traps for me. Those who are out to harm me talk about ruining me. All day long they think of ways to deceive me.

13But I am like a person who cannot hear and like a person who cannot speak.

14I am like one who cannot hear and who can offer no arguments.