3. You are definitely my rock and my fortress.Guide me and lead me for the sake of your good name!
4. Get me out of this net that’s been set for mebecause you are my protective fortress.
5. I entrust my spirit into your hands;you, Lord, God of faithfulness—you have saved me.
6. I hate those who embrace what is completely worthless.I myself trust the Lord.
7. I rejoice and celebrate in your faithful lovebecause you saw my suffering—you were intimately acquainted with my deep distress.
8. You didn’t hand me over to the enemy,but set my feet in wide-open spaces.
9. Have mercy on me, Lord, because I’m depressed.My vision fails because of my grief,as do my spirit and my body.
10. My life is consumed with sadness;my years are consumed with groaning.Strength fails me because of my suffering;my bones dry up.
11. I’m a joke to all my enemies,still worse to my neighbors.I scare my friends,and whoever sees me in the street runs away!
12. I am forgotten, like I’m dead,completely out of mind;I am like a piece of pottery, destroyed.
13. Yes, I’ve heard all the gossiping,terror all around;so many gang up together against me,they plan to take my life!