4
I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
5
My enemies say with malice:
“When will he die and be forgotten?”
6
My visitor speaks falsehood;
he gathers slander in his heart;
he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7
All who hate me whisper against me;
they imagine the worst for me:
8
“A vile disease has been poured into him;
he will never get up from where he lies!”
9
Even my close friend whom I trusted,
the one who shared my bread,
has lifted up his heel against me.a