Psalm 41

Blessed is the one who considers the poor;
the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. The LORD will guard him and keep him alive;
he will be called blessed in the land.
Do not hand him over to the will of his enemies. The LORD sustains him on his bed of sickness;
in his illness you restore him completely. I said, “LORD, be gracious to me;
heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.” My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die and his name perish?” If one comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;
his heart gathers evil to itself, and when he goes outside, he tells it. All who hate me whisper together against me;
they plot my harm: “A deadly calamity has fastened on him;
now that he lies down, he will never rise again.” Even my close friend, whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them. By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy does not shout in triumph over me. As for me, you uphold me in my integrity and set me before you forever. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and amen.

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