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Psalm 41:1–3

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1Happy are those who consider the poor;a

the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.*

2The 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.*

3The Lord sustains them on their sickbed;

in their illness you heal all their infirmities.b*

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Psalm 41:1: Blessed is the one who considers the poor. In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him …

Footnotes

  1. aOr weak
  2. bHeb you change all his bed

Cross references

  1. *Ps 82:3, 4; Prov 14:21
  2. *Ps 27:12; 37:22, 28
  3. *Ps 6:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Blessed is the one who considers the poor!

In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

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.

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;

in his illness you restore him to full health.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;

the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.

The Lord protects and preserves them—

they are counted among the blessed in the land—

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

The Lord sustains them on their sickbed

and restores them from their bed of illness.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Happy is one who is considerate of the poor;

the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

The Lord will keep him and preserve him;

he will be blessed in the land.

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

The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;

you will heal him on the bed where he lies.

NLTNew Living Translation

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!

The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.

The Lord protects them

and keeps them alive.

He gives them prosperity in the land

and rescues them from their enemies.

The Lord nurses them when they are sick

and restores them to health.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Blessed is the one who has regard for the poor;

in the day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.

Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive;

he is blessed in the land,

and you do not give him

into the will of his enemies.

Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed.

In his illness, you restore to health.

KJV 1900King James Version

Blessed is he that considereth the poor:

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive;

And he shall be blessed upon the earth:

And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing:

Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.