Isolation and Inward Trust

Psalms 38:9-14

Adonai, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you.

My heart is throbbing, my strength is gone, and the light in my eyes has left me.

My friends and companions shun my disease; even the closest keep their distance.

Those seeking my life lay snares for me, those seeking to harm me speak of disaster and think up deceptions all day long.

But I'm like a deaf man - I don't hear it; and, like a mute, I don't say a word.

Yes, I've become like a man who doesn't hear and in whose mouth are no defenses.