David's Personal Lament and Prayer

Psalms 41:4-9

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.