Thematic Bible




Psalm 41:1 (show verse)

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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 41:4 (show verse)


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

Psalm 41:5 (show verse)


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

Psalm 41:6 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 41:8 (show verse)


“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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 41:11 (show verse)


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

Psalm 41:12 (show verse)


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

Psalm 41:13 (show verse)


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).