Psalms 41

The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed is one who ^aconsiders the ▼

▼Or poor

helpless;
The Lord will save him ^con a day of ▼

▼Or evil

trouble.
2 The Lord will ^eprotect him and keep him alive,
And he will be called ▼

▼Or happy

, ^gblessed upon the earth;
And ^hdo not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.
3 The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You ▼

▼Lit turn all his bed

restore him to health.

4 As for me, I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;
^jHeal my soul, for ^kI have sinned against You.”
5 My enemies ^lspeak evil against me,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
6 And ▼

▼Or if he

when he comes to see me, he ⁿspeaks ▼

▼Lit worthlessness

empty words;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
They ^pplot my harm against me, saying,
8 “A wicked thing is poured out ▼

▼Or within

upon him,
So that when he lies down, he will ^rnot get up again.”
9 Even my ▼

▼Lit man of peace

, ^tclose friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

10 But You, Lord, be gracious to me and ^uraise me up,
That I may repay them.
11 By this I know that ^vYou are pleased with me,
Because ^wmy enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
12 As for me, ^xYou uphold me in my integrity,
And You place me ^yin Your presence forever.

^zBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
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