Psalm 41:title–12

VICTORY IN SPITE OF BETRAYAL

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

¹Happy is one who is considerate of the poor;

the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.^g

²The Lord will keep him and preserve him;

he will be blessed in the land.^h

You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.ⁱ

³The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;

you will heal him on the bed where he lies.^j

⁴I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”^k

⁵My enemies speak maliciously about me:

“When will he die and be forgotten?”^l

⁶When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;

he stores up evil in his heart;

he goes out and talks.^m

⁷All who hate me whisper together about me;

they plan to harm me.ⁿ

⁸“Something awful has overwhelmed him,^A

and he won’t rise again from where he lies!”^o

⁹Even my friend^B in whom I trusted,

one who ate my bread,

has raised his heel against me.^p

¹⁰But you, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up;

then I will repay them.^q

¹¹By this I know that you delight in me:^r

my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.^s

¹²You supported me because of my integrity^t

and set me in your presence forever.^u