I said, “Have mercy(A) on me, Lord;
    heal(B) me, for I have sinned(C) against you.”
My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?(D)
When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,(E) while his heart gathers slander;(F)
    then he goes out and spreads(G) it around.

All my enemies whisper together(H) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up(I) from the place where he lies.”
Even my close friend,(J)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned[a] against me.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel

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