9 You, Lord, brought mesafely through birth,and you protected mewhen I was a babyat my mother's breast.
10 From the day I was born,I have been in your care,and from the time of my birth,you have been my God.
11 Don't stay far offwhen I am in troublewith no one to help me.
12 Enemies are all aroundlike a herd of wild bulls.Powerful bulls from Bashanare everywhere.
13 My enemies are like lionsroaring and attackingwith jaws open wide.
14 I have no more strengththan a few drops of water.All my bones are out of joint;my heart is like melted wax.
15 My strength has dried uplike a broken clay pot,and my tongue sticksto the roof of my mouth.You, God, have left meto die in the dust.