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

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

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

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

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When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,(A) while his heart gathers slander;(B)
    then he goes out and spreads(C) it around.

All my enemies whisper together(D) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up(E) from the place where he lies.”
Even my close friend,(F)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned[a] against me.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel

And if he comes to see me, he speaks [a]lies;
His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes out, he tells it.

All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they [b]devise my hurt.
“An[c] 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 [d]lifted up his heel against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:6 empty words
  2. Psalm 41:7 plot
  3. Psalm 41:8 Lit. A thing of Belial
  4. Psalm 41:9 Acted as a traitor