Thematic Bible

Psalm 41:1

Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.

Psalm 41:2


The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;
And he will be called blessed in the land;
You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.

Psalm 41:3


The Lord will sustain and strengthen him on his sickbed;
In his illness, You will restore him to health.

Psalm 41:4


As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

Psalm 41:5


My enemies speak evil of me, saying,
“When will he die and his name perish?”

Psalm 41:6


And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words,
While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me];
When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere].

Psalm 41:7


All who hate me whisper together about me;
Against me they devise my hurt [imagining the worst for me], saying,

Psalm 41:8


“A wicked thing is poured out upon him and holds him;
And when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”

Psalm 41:9


Even my own close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me [betraying me].

Psalm 41:10


But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and restore me [to health],
So that I may repay them.

Psalm 41:11


By this I know that You favor and delight in me,
Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

Psalm 41:12


As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.

Psalm 41:13


Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting [from this age to the next, and forever].
Amen and Amen (so be it).