10. My heart pounds. My strength is gone. My eyes can hardly see.
11. My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds. My neighbors stay far away from me.
12. Those who are trying to kill me set their traps. Those who want to harm me talk about destroying me. All day long they plan ways to trick me.
13. I'm like a deaf person. I can't hear. I'm like someone who can't speak, who can't say a word.
14. I'm like a man who doesn't hear. I'm like someone whose mouth can't make any reply.
15. Lord, I wait for you to help me. Lord my God, I know you will answer.
16. I said, "Don't let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall. Don't let them brag when my foot slips."
17. I am about to fall. My pain never leaves me.
18. I admit that I have done wrong. I am troubled by my sin.
19. I have many powerful enemies. They are strong and healthy. They hate me without any reason.
20. They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them. They tell lies about me because I try to do what is good.
21. Lord, don't desert me. My God, don't be far away from me.