6. The slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near even to death, And my life was near to the grave beneath.
7. They compassed me on every side, And there was none to help me. I was looking for the succour of men, And it was not.
8. And I remembered your mercy, O Lord, And your working which has been from everlasting, How you deliver them that wait for you, And save them out of the hand of the enemies.
9. And I lifted up my supplication from the earth, And prayed for deliverance from death.
10. I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, That he would not forsake me in the days of affliction, In the time when there was no help against the proud.