12. Adonai, do not withhold Your compassions from me. Let Your mercy and Your truth always protect me.
13. For evils beyond number surround me, my sins have overtaken me —I cannot see— they are more than the hairs of my head —and my heart fails me.
14. Adonai, please deliver me! Adonai, come quickly to help me!
15. Let those who seek my life to sweep it away be put to shame and humiliated. Let those who wish me evil be turned back in disgrace.
16. Let those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be appalled over their own shame.
17. Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. Let those who love Your salvation continually say: “Adonai be magnified!”
18. But I—I am poor and needy— yet my Lord is mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer— O my God, do not delay!