Psalm 41 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly

Psa 41:1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is he who considers the poor;
The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Psa 41:2

Psa 41:2The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive,
And he will be blessed on the earth;
You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Psa 41:3

Psa 41:3The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness;
You will sustain him on his sickbed.

Psa 41:4

Psa 41:4I said, “LORD, be merciful to me;
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

Psa 41:5

Psa 41:5My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”

Psa 41:6

Psa 41:6And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies;
His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes out, he tells it.

Psa 41:7

Psa 41:7All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt.

Psa 41:8

Psa 41:8“An evil disease,” they say, “clings to him.
And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”

Psa 41:9

Psa 41:9Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

Psa 41:10

Psa 41:10But You, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up,
That I may repay them.

Psa 41:11

Psa 41:11By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.

Psa 41:12

Psa 41:12As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And set me before Your face forever.

Psa 41:13

Psa 41:13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.

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