11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague,And my relatives stand afar off.
12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,And plan deception all the day long.
13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear,And in whose mouth is no response.
15 For in You, O Lord, I hope;You will hear, O Lord my God.
16 For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me,Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”
17 For I am ready to fall,And my sorrow is continually before me.