Thematic Bible
Psalm 41:1 (show verse)
Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;
Psalm 41:2 (show verse)
the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
Psalm 41:3 (show verse)
The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.
Psalm 41:4 (show verse)
As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!"
Psalm 41:5 (show verse)
My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die, and his name perish?"
Psalm 41:6 (show verse)
And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
Psalm 41:7 (show verse)
All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
Psalm 41:8 (show verse)
They say, "A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies."
Psalm 41:9 (show verse)
Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
Psalm 41:10 (show verse)
But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them!
Psalm 41:11 (show verse)
By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
Psalm 41:12 (show verse)
But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
Psalm 41:13 (show verse)
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.