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.
2 The 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.
3 The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You [d]restore him to health.
4 As for me, I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;
(F)Heal my soul, for (G)I have sinned against You.”
5 My enemies (H)speak evil against me,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
6 And [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.
7 All 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.”
9 Even my [h](L)close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.
10 But You, Lord, be gracious to me and (M)raise me up,
That I may repay them.
11 By this I know that (N)You are pleased with me,
Because (O)my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
12 As for me, (P)You uphold me in my integrity,
And You place me (Q)in Your presence forever.
13 (R)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes
- Psalm 41:1 Or poor
- Psalm 41:1 Or evil
- Psalm 41:2 Or happy
- Psalm 41:3 Lit turn all his bed
- Psalm 41:6 Or if he
- Psalm 41:6 Lit worthlessness
- Psalm 41:8 Or within
- Psalm 41:9 Lit man of peace
Cross references
- Psalm 41:1 : Ps 82:3, 4; Prov 14:21
- Psalm 41:1 : Ps 27:5; 37:19
- Psalm 41:2 : Ps 37:28
- Psalm 41:2 : Ps 37:22
- Psalm 41:2 : Ps 27:12
- Psalm 41:4 : Ps 6:2; 103:3; 147:3
- Psalm 41:4 : Ps 51:4
- Psalm 41:5 : Ps 38:12
- Psalm 41:6 : Ps 12:2; 62:4; Prov 26:24-26
- Psalm 41:7 : Ps 56:5
- Psalm 41:8 : Ps 71:10, 11
- Psalm 41:9 : 2 Sam 15:12; Job 19:13, 19; Ps 55:12, 13, 20; Jer 20:10; Mic 7:5; Matt 26:23; Luke 22:21; John 13:18
- Psalm 41:10 : Ps 3:3
- Psalm 41:11 : Ps 37:23; 147:11
- Psalm 41:11 : Ps 25:2
- Psalm 41:12 : Ps 18:32; 37:17; 63:8
- Psalm 41:12 : Job 36:7; Ps 21:6
- Psalm 41:13 : Ps 72:18, 19; 89:52; 106:48; 150:6