Psalm 41
Trust in God in Sickness and Misfortune
1 For the director. A psalm of David.
2 Blessed is he who has concern for the weak;
in time of trouble the Lord will deliver him.
3 The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;
he will make him happy on earth
and not abandon him to the will of his enemies.
4 The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed
and bring him back to health.
5 Once I prayed, “O Lord, have mercy on me;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.
6 In their malice my enemies say of me,
‘When will he die and his name be forgotten?’
7 When someone comes to visit me,
he utters words without sincerity;
his heart harbors slander,
and on departing he gives voice to it.
8 “All my enemies whisper against me
and conjure up the worst in my regard.
9 ‘He has a fatal disease,’ they say;
‘he will never rise up from his sickbed.’
10 “Even my friend whom I trusted,
the one who dined at my table,
has risen up against me.
11 But you, O Lord, be merciful to me;
make me well so that I may pay them back.”
12 By this I know that you are pleased with me—
that my enemy fails to triumph over me.
13 Because of my innocence you uphold me
and let me stand in your presence forever.
14 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
forever and forever.
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes
- Psalm 41:1
- Psalm 41:1
- Psalm 41:2
- Psalm 41:5
- Psalm 41:7
- Psalm 41:10
- Psalm 41:11
- Psalm 41:14
