Psalms 41
41
PSALM 41
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1Blessed is he that wisely doth
the poor man's case consider;
For when the time of trouble is,
the Lord will him deliver.
2God will him keep, yea, save alive;
on earth he bless'd shall live;
And to his enemies' desire
thou wilt him not up give.
3God will give strength when he on bed
of languishing doth mourn;
And in his sickness sore, O Lord,
thou all his bed wilt turn.
4I said, O Lord, do thou extend
thy mercy unto me;
O do thou heal my soul; for why?
I have offended thee.
5Those that to me are enemies,
of me do evil say,
When shall he die, that so his name
may perish quite away?
6To see me if he comes, he speaks
vain words: but then his heart
Heaps mischief to it, which he tells,
when forth he doth depart.
7My haters jointly whispering,
'gainst me my hurt devise.
8Mischief, say they, cleaves fast to him;
he li'th, and shall not rise.
9Yea, ev'n mine own familiar friend,
on whom I did rely,
Who ate my bread, ev'n he his heel
against me lifted high.
10But, Lord, be merciful to me,
and up again me raise,
That I may justly them requite
according to their ways.
11By this I know that certainly
I favour'd am by thee;
Because my hateful enemy
triumphs not over me.
12But as for me, thou me uphold'st
in mine integrity;
And me before thy countenance
thou sett'st continually.
13The Lord, the God of Israel,
be bless'd for ever then,
From age to age eternally.
Amen, yea, and amen.
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Psalms 41
41
Victory in Spite of Betrayal
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity. # Ps 82:3-4; Pr 14:21
2The Lord will keep him and preserve him;
he will be blessed in the land. # Ps 37:22,28
You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies. # Ps 27:12
3The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;
You will heal him on the bed where he lies. # Jr 17:14
4I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against You.” # Ps 6:2; 51:4
5My enemies speak maliciously about me:
“When will he die and be forgotten? ” # Ps 38:12
6When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks. # Ps 12:2; 62:4; Pr 26:24-26
7All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me. # Ps 56:5
8“Lethal poison has been poured into him,
and he won’t rise again from where he lies! ” # Ps 71:10-11
9Even my friend # Lit Even a man of my peace in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me. # Jb 19:19; Ps 55:12-13; Jn 13:18
10But You, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up;
then I will repay them. # Ps 9:13
11By this I know that You delight in me: # Ps 37:23
my enemy does not shout in triumph over me. # Ps 25:2
12You supported me because of my integrity # Ps 37:17
and set me in Your presence forever. # Ps 21:6
13May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and amen. # Ps 72:18-19; 89:52
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