Psalm 31:9-16

Contemporary English Version

⁹ Have pity, Lord!
I am hurting and almost blind.
    My whole body aches.
¹⁰ I have known only sorrow
all my life long, and I suffer
    year after year.
I am weak from sin,
    and my bones are limp.

¹¹ My enemies insult me.
Neighbors are even worse,
    and I disgust my friends.
People meet me on the street,
    and they turn and run.
¹² I am completely forgotten
like someone dead.
    I am merely a broken dish.
¹³ I hear the crowds whisper,
    “Everyone is afraid!”
They are plotting and scheming
    to murder me.

¹⁴ But I trust you, Lord,
    and I claim you as my God.
¹⁵ My life is in your hands.
Save me from enemies
    who hunt me down.
¹⁶ Smile on me, your servant.
    Have pity and rescue me.