Psa 41:4-10 | NET2full | STEP | As for me , I said : “O Lord , have mercy on me! Heal me , for I have sinned against you.

‏ Psalms 41:4-10

4 As for me, I said: ^{▼▼sn In vv. 4-10 the psalmist recites the prayer of petition and lament he offered to the Lord.}
“O Lord, have mercy on me!
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.
5 My enemies ask this cruel question about me, ^{▼▼tn Heb “my enemies speak evil concerning me.”}
‘When will he finally die and be forgotten?’ ^{▼▼tn Heb “and his name perish.”}
6 When someone comes to visit, ^{▼▼tn Heb “to see.”} he pretends to be friendly; ^{▼▼tn Heb “he speaks deceitfully.”}
he thinks of ways to defame me, ^{▼▼tn Heb “his heart gathers sin to itself.”}
and when he leaves he slanders me. ^{▼▼tn Heb “he goes outside and speaks.”}
7 All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; ^{▼▼tn Heb “together against me they whisper, all those who hate me.” The Hitpael of לָחַשׁ (lakhash) refers here to whispering to one another (see 2 Sam 12:19).}
they plan ways to harm me.
8 They say, ^{▼▼tn The words “they say” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to make it clear that v. 8 contains a quotation of what the psalmist’s enemies say about him (see v. 7a).}
‘An awful disease ^{▼▼tn Heb “thing of worthlessness.” In Ps 101:3 the phrase refers to evil deeds in general, but here it appears to refer more specifically to the illness that plagues the psalmist.} overwhelms him, ^{▼▼tn Heb “is poured out on him.” The passive participle of יָצַק (yatsaq) is used.}
and now that he is bedridden he will never recover.’ ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he who lies down will not again arise.”}
9 Even my close friend ^{▼▼tn Heb “man of my peace.” The phrase here refers to one’s trusted friend (see Jer 38:22; Obad 7).} whom I trusted,
he who shared meals with me, has turned against me. ^{▼▼tn Heb “has made a heel great against me.” The precise meaning of this phrase, which appears only here, is uncertain.} ^{▼▼sn The language of this verse is applied to Judas Iscariot in John 13:18.}
10 As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,
so I can pay them back!” ^{▼▼tn The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) here indicates purpose or result (“Then I will repay them”) after the preceding imperatives.}