I said, “Lord, be merciful to me;
(A)Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
And if he comes to see me, he speaks [a]lies;
His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes out, he tells it.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:6 empty words

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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