Psalms 41:4-12

⁴I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁵My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

⁶And if he cometh to see me , he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it .

⁷All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

⁸An evil disease, say they , cleaveth fast to him: and now that he lieth he shall rise no more.

⁹Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

¹⁰But thou, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

¹¹By this I know that thou favorest me, because my enemy doth not triumph over me.

¹²And as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.