Psalm 41:5-9

Easy-to-Read Version

⁵ My enemies say bad things about me.
    They ask, “When will he die and be forgotten?”
⁶ If they come to see me,
    they don’t say what they are really thinking.
They come to gather a little gossip
    and then go to spread their rumors.
⁷ Those who hate me whisper about me.
    They think the worst about me.
⁸ They say, “He did something wrong.
    That is why he is sick.
    He will never get well.”
⁹ My best friend, the one I trusted,
    the one who ate with me—even he has turned against me.