5 My
enemies speak evil of me:
“When
will he die, and his name perish?”
6 And if
he comes to see me, he speaks
lies;
His heart
gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes
out, he tells
it.
7 All
who hate me whisper together against
me;
Against
me they devise my hurt.
8 “An
evil disease,” they say,
“clings to him.
And
now that he lies down, he will
rise up no more.”
9 Even
my own familiar friend in whom I
trusted,
Who ate
my bread,
Has lifted up his
heel against me.
10 But
You, O
Lord, be merciful to me, and
raise me up,
That I
may repay them.
11 By
this I know that You are well
pleased with me,
Because
my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 As
for me, You uphold me in my
integrity,
And set me before
Your face forever.
13 Blessed
be the
Lord God of Israel
From
everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.