Psalms 41

1[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Blessed {is} he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. {the poor: or, the weak, or, sick} {in time...: Heb. in the day of evil}● 2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; {and} he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. {thou...: or, do not thou deliver}● 3The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. {make: Heb. turn}● 4I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.● 5Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?● 6And if he come to see {me}, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; {when} he goeth abroad, he telleth {it}.● 7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. {my...: Heb. evil to me}● 8An evil disease, {say they}, cleaveth fast unto him: and {now} that he lieth he shall rise up no more. {An...: Heb. A thing of Belial}● 9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up {his} heel against me. {mine...: Heb. the man of my peace} {lifted...: Heb. magnified}● 10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.● 11By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.● 12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.● 13Blessed {be} the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.●