Psalm 38:12-20

Those who ^asearch for my life ^blay snares for me;

And those who ^cseek ¹to do me evil have ²threatened destruction,

And they ^dmeditate on deception all day long.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;

And I am like a ^amute man who does not open his mouth.

And I am like a man who does not hear,

And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

For ^aI ¹wait on You, O Yahweh;

You ^bwill answer, O Lord my God.

For I said, “Save, lest they be glad over me,

Who, when my foot stumbles, ^amagnify themselves against me.”

For I am ^aready to fall,

And ^bmy ¹sorrow is continually before me.

For I ¹^aconfess my iniquity;

I am full of ^banxiety because of my sin.

But my ^aenemies are vigorous and ¹strong,

And those who wrongfully ^bhate me abound.

And those who ^arepay evil for good,

They ^baccuse me, for I pursue what is good.