Psalm 41


The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly


To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
¹ Blessed is he who considers the poor;
        The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
²The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive,
        And he will be blessed on the earth;
        You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
³The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness;
        You will sustain him on his sickbed.

⁴I said, "LORD, be merciful to me;
        Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You."
⁵My enemies speak evil of me:
        "When will he die, and his name perish?"
⁶And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies;
        His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
        When he goes out, he tells it.

⁷All who hate me whisper together against me;
        Against me they devise my hurt.
⁸"An evil disease," they say, "clings to him.
        And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more."
⁹Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
        Who ate my bread,
        Has lifted up his heel against me.

¹⁰But You, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up,
        That I may repay them.
¹¹By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
        Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
¹²As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
        And set me before Your face forever.

¹³Blessed be the LORD God of Israel
        From everlasting to everlasting!
        Amen and Amen.

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