Psalms 41
41
To the director: A song of David.
1Those who help the poor succeed will get many blessings.#41:1 Or “Those who teach the poor will be very fortunate.”
When trouble comes, the Lord will save them.
2The Lord will protect them and save their lives.
He will bless them in this land.
He will not let their enemies harm them.
3When they are sick in bed,
the Lord will give them strength and make them well!
4I say, “Lord, be kind to me.
I sinned against you, but forgive me and make me well.”
5My enemies say bad things about me.
They ask, “When will he die and be forgotten?”
6If they come to see me,
they don’t say what they are really thinking.
They come to gather a little gossip
and then go to spread their rumors.
7Those who hate me whisper about me.
They think the worst about me.
8They say, “He did something wrong.
That is why he is sick.
He will never get well.”
9My best friend, the one I trusted,
the one who ate with me—even he has turned against me.
10Lord, please be kind to me.
Let me get up, and I will pay them back.
11Don’t let my enemy defeat me.
Then I will know that you care for me.
12I was innocent and you supported me.
You let me stand and serve you forever.
13Praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
He always was, and he always will be.
Amen and Amen!
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Psalms 41
41
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.
2The Lord protects them
and keeps them alive.
He gives them prosperity in the land
and rescues them from their enemies.
3The Lord nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.
4“O Lord,” I prayed, “have mercy on me.
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5But my enemies say nothing but evil about me.
“How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
6They visit me as if they were my friends,
but all the while they gather gossip,
and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
7All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.
8“He has some fatal disease,” they say.
“He will never get out of that bed!”
9Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely,
the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
10 Lord, have mercy on me.
Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
11I know you are pleased with me,
for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
12You have preserved my life because I am innocent;
you have brought me into your presence forever.
13Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who lives from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and amen!
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