Psalm 41:4-6

New International Reader's Version

⁴ I said, “Lord, have mercy on me.
    Heal me, because I have sinned against you.”
⁵ My enemies are saying bad things about me.
    They say, “When will he die and his name be forgotten?”
⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
    he says things that aren’t true.
At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me.
    Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.