41:2 \41:1\To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who considers the poor! The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble;
41:3 \41:2\the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies.
41:4 \41:3\The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness thou healest all his infirmities.
41:5 \41:4\As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against thee!"
41:6 \41:5\My enemies say of me in malice: "When will he die, and his name perish?"
41:7 \41:6\And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
41:8 \41:7\All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
41:9 \41:8\They say, "A deadly thing has fastened upon him; he will not rise again from where he lies."
41:10 \41:9\Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
41:11 \41:10\But do thou, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them!
41:12 \41:11\By this I know that thou art pleased with me, in that my enemy has not triumphed over me.
41:13 \41:12\But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever.
41:14 \41:13\Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
