9. O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire;my groaning is not hidden from you.
10. My heart beats quickly;my strength leaves me;I can hardly see.
11. Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance;my neighbors stand far away.
12. Those who seek my life try to entrap me;those who want to harm me speak destructive words;all day long they say deceitful things.
13. But I am like a deaf man – I hear nothing;I am like a mute who cannot speak.