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Psalms 38:12-22

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12Those who seek my life lay snares for me;

And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,

And they plot deception all day long.

13But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear;

And I am like a person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.

14Yes, I am like a person who does not hear,

And in whose mouth are no arguments.

15For I wait for You, Lord;

You will answer, Lord my God.

16For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,

Who, when my foot slips, would exalt themselves over me.”

17For I am ready to fall,

And my sorrow is continually before me.

18For I admit my guilt;

I am full of anxiety because of my sin.

19But my enemies are vigorous and strong,

And those who wrongfully hate me are many.

20And those who repay evil for good,

They become my enemies, because I follow what is good.

21Do not abandon me, Lord;

My God, do not be far from me!

22Hurry to help me,

Lord, my salvation!