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The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
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I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
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My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?”
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When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.
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All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
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“A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
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Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.
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But may you have mercy on me, LORD; raise me up, that I may repay them.
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I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
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Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.