RSV Psalms 41 Chapter
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To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who considers the poor! The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble;
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the LORD protects him and keeps him alive;he is called blessed in the land;thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies.
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The LORD sustains him on his sickbed;in his illness thou healest all his infirmities.
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As for me, I said, 'O LORD, be gracious to me;heal me, for I have sinned against thee!'
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My enemies say of me in malice: 'When will he die, and his name perish?'
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And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief;when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
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All who hate me whisper together about me;they imagine the worst for me.
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They say, 'A deadly thing has fastened upon him;he will not rise again from where he lies.'
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Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
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But do thou, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them!
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By this I know that thou art pleased with me, in that my enemy has not triumphed over me.
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But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever.
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Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.