Psalm 41

New American Standard Bible

The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

41 Blessed is one who ^(A)considers the ^[a]helpless;
The Lord will save him ^(B)on a day of ^[b]trouble.
²The Lord will ^(C)protect him and keep him alive,
And he will be called ^[c]^(D)blessed upon the earth;
And ^(E)do not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.
³The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You ^[d]restore him to health.

⁴As for me, I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;
^(F)Heal my soul, for ^(G)I have sinned against You.”
⁵My enemies ^(H)speak evil against me,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
⁶And ^[e]when he comes to see me, he ^(I)speaks ^[f]empty words;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
⁷All who hate me whisper together against me;
They ^(J)plot my harm against me, saying,
⁸“A wicked thing is poured out ^[g]upon him,
So that when he lies down, he will ^(K)not get up again.”
⁹Even my ^[h]^(L)close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

¹⁰But You, Lord, be gracious to me and ^(M)raise me up,
That I may repay them.
¹¹By this I know that ^(N)You are pleased with me,
Because ^(O)my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
¹²As for me, ^(P)You uphold me in my integrity,
And You place me ^(Q)in Your presence forever.