7. All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another;they plan ways to harm me.
8. They say,‘An awful disease overwhelms him,and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’
9. Even my close friend whom I trusted,he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
10. As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,so I can pay them back!”
11. By this I know that you are pleased with me,for my enemy does not triumph over me.