Psalm 41

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹ How blessed is the person who understands the plight of the weak!
May the Lord deliver him in the day of trouble.
² May the Lord guard him and keep him alive.
May he be blessed in the land.
May you not surrender him to the desire of his enemies.
³ May the Lord sustain him on his sickbed.
You raise him up from his bed.
⁴ I said, “Lord, have mercy on me.
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil about me:
“When will he die and his name perish?”
⁶ If one comes to see me, he speaks falsely.
In his heart he collects malicious plans.
He goes out. He speaks about them in the street.
⁷ All who hate me whisper together against me.
They plan evil for me. They say,
⁸ “A deadly affliction is poured out on him.
He will never get up from the place where he lies.”
⁹ Even a man who was at peace with me,
a man whom I trusted, who ate my bread,
    has raised up his heel to step on me.

¹⁰ But you, Lord, have mercy on me.
Raise me up, so that I can repay them.
¹¹ From this I know that you are pleased with me:
My enemy does not triumph over me.
¹² As for me—in my integrity you uphold me,
and you set me up in your presence forever.

¹³ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.