9 Lord, my every desire is in front of you;

my sighing is not hidden from you.o

10 My heart races, my strength leaves me,

and even the light of my eyes has faded.D,p

11 My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,

and my relatives stand at a distance.q

12 Those who intend to kill me set traps,

and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;

they plot treachery all day long.r

13 I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.

I am like a speechless person

who does not open his mouth.s

14 I am like a man who does not hear

and has no arguments in his mouth.t

15 For I put my hope in you, Lord;

you will answer me, my Lord, my God.u

16 For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—

those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”v

17 For I am about to fall,

and my pain is constantly with me.w

18 So I confess my iniquity;

I am anxious because of my sin.x

19 But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;E

many hate me for no reason.y

20 Those who repay evil for good

attack me for pursuing good.z