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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 41, Verse 5

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I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
King James Version
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
American Standard Version
Mine enemies speak evil against me, [saying], When will he die, and his name perish?
New English Translation
My enemies ask this cruel question about me,‘When will he finally die and be forgotten?’
World English Bible
My enemies speak evil against me: "When will he die, and his name perish?"
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And if he come to see [me], he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; [when] he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].
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All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
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An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him: and [now] that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
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Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me.
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But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
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By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
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And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
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Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
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To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
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My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?