Psa 41 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Psalm of David . Blessed is the one who considers the poor ! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

‏ Psalms 41

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^aBlessed is the one who considers the poor! ^{▼▼Or weak}
^cIn the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2 the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you ^ddo not give him up to the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health. ^{▼▼Hebrew you turn all his bed}
4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, ^fbe gracious to me;
^gheal me, ^{▼▼Hebrew my soul} for I have sinned against you!”
5 My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
6 And when one comes to see me, ⁱhe utters empty words,
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me. ^{▼▼Or they devise evil against me}
8 They say, “A deadly thing is poured out ^{▼▼Or has fastened} on him;
he will not rise again from where he lies.”
9 Even my ^lclose friend in whom I trusted,
who ^mate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
10 But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
and raise me up, that I may repay them!
11 By this I know that ⁿyou delight in me:
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
12 But ^oyou have upheld me because of ^pmy integrity,
and ^qset me in your presence ^rforever.
13 ^sBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!

Amen and Amen.

‏ Psalms 41

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

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