Psalm 41:4-13

English Standard Version

⁴ As for me, I said, “O Lord, ^(A)be gracious to me;
    ^(B)heal me,^[a] for I have sinned against you!”
⁵ My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die, and his name perish?”
⁶ And when one comes to see me, ^(C)he utters empty words,
    while his heart gathers iniquity;
    when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
⁷ All who hate me whisper together about me;
    they imagine the worst for me.^[b]

⁸ They say, “A deadly thing is poured out^[c] on him;
    he will not rise again from where he lies.”
⁹ Even my ^(D)close friend in whom I trusted,
    who ^(E)ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
¹⁰ But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
    and raise me up, that I may repay them!

¹¹ By this I know that ^(F)you delight in me:
    my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
¹² But ^(G)you have upheld me because of ^(H)my integrity,
    and ^(I)set me in your presence ^(J)forever.

^13 (K)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.