Psalm 41

Psalm 41^a

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Blessed^a are those who have regard for the weak;^b

the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.^c

²The Lord protects^d and preserves them—^e

they are counted among the blessed in the land—^f

he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.^g

³The Lord sustains them on their sickbed^h

and restores them from their bed of illness.ⁱ

⁴I said, “Have mercy^j on me, Lord;

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

⁵My enemies say of me in malice,

“When will he die and his name perish?^m”

⁶When one of them comes to see me,

he speaks falsely,ⁿ while his heart gathers slander;^o

then he goes out and spreads^p it around.

⁷All my enemies whisper together^q against me;

they imagine the worst for me, saying,

⁸“A vile disease has afflicted him;

he will never get up^r from the place where he lies.”

⁹Even my close friend,^s

someone I trusted,

one who shared my bread,

has turned^b against me.^t

¹⁰But may you have mercy^u on me, Lord;

raise me up,^v that I may repay^w them.

¹¹I know that you are pleased with me,^x

for my enemy does not triumph over me.^y

¹²Because of my integrity^z you uphold me^a

and set me in your presence forever.^b

¹³Praise^c be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^d

from everlasting to everlasting.

Amen and Amen.^e