Psalm 41

¹ Blessed is the one who considers the poor!
In 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 do 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.

⁴ As for me, I said, 'O LORD, be gracious to me;
heal me, 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, he 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;
against me they devise my hurt.

⁸ They say, 'A deadly thing is poured out on him;
he will not rise again from where he lies.'

⁹ Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
who ate 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 you delight in me:
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.

¹² But you have upheld me because of my integrity,
and set me in your presence forever.

¹³ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.