Psalms 41

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the weak; in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver them.

2 The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

He will keep them safe, happy, and long in the land, and not give them up to the rage of their foes.

3 The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

The Lord will sustain them on bed of languishing; tending their sickness, as long as they lie.

4 I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

For this cause I say, “Lord, show me your favor; heal me, because I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”

6 My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

When one comes to see me, their words ring hollow; their heart keeps gathering mischief the while; and when they go out, they give it speech.

7 All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

In secret they whisper together against me, all those who hate me plot evil against me.

8 “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

“Some fatal disease has fastened upon him; and now that he lies, he will rise up no more.”

9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

My most trusted friend, on whom I relied, who ate of my bread, has turned against me.

10 But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

But do you, Lord, graciously raise me up, that I may pay them their due reward.

11 By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

By this will I know you delight in me: if my foes may not shout over me in triumph.

12 In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

For my innocence you uphold me, and set me forever before your face.

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

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