i am feeble and utterly crushed; i groan in anguish of heart.
all my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
my heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even the light has gone from my eyes.
my friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;
my neighbors stay far away.
those who seek my life set their traps,
those who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all day long they plot deception...
i wait for you O Lord;
you will answer, O Lord my God.
for i said, "do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me
when my foot slips."
for i am about to fall,
and my pain is ever with me...
O Lord, do not forsake me;
be not far from me, O my God.
Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my Savior.
Psalm 38:8-22
