Psalm 41
New American Standard Bible 2020
Chapter overview
Psalm 41 blesses those who attend to the weak, then speaks from illness, guilt, hostile speculation, and intimate betrayal. The sufferer asks for mercy and restoration while trusting that integrity will be upheld.
CompassionIllnessBetrayalRestoration
1Blessed is one who considers the helpless; The Lord will save him on a day of trouble.
2The Lord will protect him and keep him alive, And he will be called blessed upon the earth; And do not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.
3The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.
4¶As for me, I said, “Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
5My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?”
6And when he comes to see me, he speaks empty words; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.
7All who hate me whisper together against me; They plot my harm against me, saying,
8“A wicked thing is poured out upon him, So that when he lies down, he will not get up again.”
9Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
10¶But You, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them.
11By this I know that You are pleased with me, Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
12As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You place me in Your presence forever.
13¶Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Verses to memorize from Psalm 41
- Psalm 41:3The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore…
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