⁴ I said, “Have mercy^(C) on me, Lord;
    heal^(D) me, for I have sinned^(E) against you.”
⁵ My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?^(F)”
⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,^(G) while his heart gathers slander;^(H)
    then he goes out and spreads^(I) it around.

⁷ All my enemies whisper together^(J) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸ “A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up^(K) from the place where he lies.”