41:1 To the leader. A Psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.
41:2 The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.
41:3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed; in their illness you heal all their infirmities.
41:4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
41:5 My enemies wonder in malice when I will die and my name perish.
41:6 And when they come to see me, they utter empty words while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.
41:7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
41:8 They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me, that I will not rise again from where I lie.
41:9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted the heel against me.
41:10 But you, O Lord, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.
41:11 By this I know that you are pleased with me: because my enemy has not triumphed over me.
41:12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity and set me in your presence forever.
41:13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
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