Psalm 38:11–22 (NKJV)

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.

Psalm 38:11-12

• Lord, I have repented before You.
• I renounce my evil and ask for Your forgiveness.
• I know You are a merciful and gracious God.
• Yet, my friends and relatives avoid me, seeing me in my disease and being repulsed by my condition.
• My enemies want to take advantage of my situation and trap me in order to destroy me.

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.”

Psalm 38:13-16

• Lord, I ignore their threats and their schemes. I will not even respond to their foolish taunts.
• O LORD, from my bed of despair, I know You are God.
• I will only trust in You, and no other.
• I will hear Your voice and listen to Your words.
• I will hope in You.
• Hear me, Lord, and save me from their tricks.
• Make my feet strong on the path You have for me.
• Do not allow my enemies to exalt themselves over me.

17 For I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I will declare my iniquity;
I will be in anguish over my sin.
19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong;
And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.
20 Those also who render evil for good,
They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.

21 Do not forsake me, O LORD;
O my God, be not far from me!
22 Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!

Psalm 38:17-22

• Without Your help, I will fall. I feel my feet slipping even now.
• I feel sorrow and I am low. I admit my sin and my failures completely.
• My enemies are strong and seek my life. They recruit others to work against me.
• They long to speak evil and act destructively, even though I have been good to them.
• They want to bring my head down to the grave, because I believe in You.
• Do not forsake me, O LORD. Come near and restore me. Heal my broken heart and strengthen my arms that I may contend again.
• Lord, come quickly to me and let me feel Your presence.
• You alone are my salvation. I know You to be my Lord and my God. In You alone I trust!

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