41:1 [To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.] Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; 41:2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. 41:3 The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. 41:4 As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!" 41:5 My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die, and his name perish" 41:6 And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. 41:7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. 41:8 They say, "A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies." 41:9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. 41:10 But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them! 41:11 By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. 41:12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. 41:13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.