Psa 41 | NASB1995 | STEP | For the choir director. A Psalm of David. How blessed is he who considers the helpless ; The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble .

‏ Psalms 41

The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 How blessed is he who ^aconsiders the ^{▼▼ Or poor}helpless;
The Lord will deliver him ^cin a day of ^{▼▼ Or evil}trouble.
2 The Lord will ^eprotect him and keep him alive,
And he shall ^{▼▼ Or be blessed}be called ^gblessed upon the earth;
And ^hdo not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
3 The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You ^{▼▼ Lit turn all his bed}restore him to health.

4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;
^jHeal my soul, for ^kI have sinned against You.”
5 My enemies ^lspeak evil against me,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
6 And ^{▼▼ Or if he}when he comes to see me, he ⁿspeaks ^{▼▼ Or emptiness}falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they ^pdevise my hurt, saying,
8 “A wicked thing is poured out ^{▼▼ Or within}upon him,
That when he lies down, he will ^rnot rise up again.”
9 Even my ^sclose friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

10 But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and ^traise me up,
That I may repay them.
11 By this I know that ^uYou are pleased with me,
Because ^vmy enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
12 As for me, ^wYou uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me ^xin Your presence forever.

13 ^yBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.