Psalms 41 : 1 (ESV)
TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;
Psalms 41 : 2 (ESV)
the 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.
Psalms 41 : 3 (ESV)
The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.
Psalms 41 : 4 (ESV)
As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!"
Psalms 41 : 5 (ESV)
My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die and his name perish?"
Psalms 41 : 6 (ESV)
And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
Psalms 41 : 7 (ESV)
All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
Psalms 41 : 8 (ESV)
They say, "A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies."
Psalms 41 : 9 (ESV)
Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
Psalms 41 : 10 (ESV)
But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them!
Psalms 41 : 11 (ESV)
By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
Psalms 41 : 12 (ESV)
But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
Psalms 41 : 13 (ESV)
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
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