Psalm 41

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

¹ Blessed is the one who considers the poor!
In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

²the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

³The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health.

⁴As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against you!”

⁵My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words,
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

⁷All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.

⁸They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him;
he will not rise again from where he lies.”

⁹Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.

¹⁰But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
and raise me up, that I may repay them!

¹¹By this I know that you delight in me:
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.

¹²But you have upheld me because of my integrity,
and set me in your presence forever.

¹³ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.

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