Psalm 41:title–12

Victory in Spite of Betrayal

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

¹Happy is one who cares for the poor;

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

²The Lord will keep him and preserve him;

he will be blessed in the land. ^x

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

³The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;

You will heal him on the bed where he lies. ^z

⁴I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against You.” ^a

⁵My enemies speak maliciously about me:

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

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

he stores up evil in his heart;

he goes out and talks. ^c

⁷All who hate me whisper together about me;

they plan to harm me. ^d

⁸“Lethal poison has been poured into him,

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

⁹Even my friend ^fin whom I trusted,

one who ate my bread,

has raised his heel against me. ^g

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

then I will repay them. ^h

¹¹By this I know that You delight in me: ⁱ

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

¹²You supported me because of my integrity ^k

and set me in Your presence forever. ^l