All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they [a]devise my hurt.
“An[b] evil disease,” they say, “clings to him.
And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
(A)Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
(B)Who ate my bread,
Has [c]lifted up his heel against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:7 plot
  2. Psalm 41:8 Lit. A thing of Belial
  3. Psalm 41:9 Acted as a traitor

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