Therefore I said, Lord have mercy upon me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

Mine enemies [a]speak evil of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

And if he come to see me, he speaketh [b]lies, but his heart heapeth iniquity within him, and when he cometh forth, he telleth it.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:5 That is, curse me and cannot have their cruel hate quenched, but with my shameful death.
  2. Psalm 41:6 For pretending to comfort me, he conspireth my death in his heart, and braggeth thereof.

I said, “Have mercy(A) on me, Lord;
    heal(B) me, for I have sinned(C) against you.”
My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?(D)
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.

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