Psalm 41:4-9

New International Version

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

⁷ All my enemies whisper together^(H) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸ “A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up^(I) from the place where he lies.”
⁹ Even my close friend,^(J)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[a] against me.^(K)