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II

Even I have said, “Lord, take note of me;
    heal me, although I have sinned against you.
My enemies say bad things against me:
    ‘When will he die and his name be forgotten?’
When someone comes to visit me, he speaks without sincerity.
    His heart stores up malice;
    when he leaves, he gossips.(A)
All those who hate me whisper together against me;
    they imagine the worst about me:
‘He has had ruin poured over him;
    that one lying down will never rise again.’
10 [a]Even my trusted friend,
    who ate my bread,
    has raised his heel against me.(B)

III

11 “But you, Lord, take note of me to raise me up
    that I may repay them.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 41:10 Even my trusted friend…has raised his heel against me: Jn 13:18 cites this verse to characterize Judas as a false friend. Raised his heel against me: an interpretation of the unclear Hebrew, “made great the heel against me.”
  2. 41:11 That I may repay them: the healing itself is an act of judgment through which God decides for the psalmist and against the false friends. The prayer is not necessarily for strength to punish enemies.