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.