Psalms 41:1-9
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 41
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. 4As 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.King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 41
1For the choir director. A psalm of David. Happy is one who is considerate of the poor; the Lord will save him in a day of adversity. 2The Lord will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
3The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed; you will heal him on the bed where he lies.
4I said, "Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
5My enemies speak maliciously about me: "When will he die and be forgotten?"
6When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.
7All who hate me whisper together about me; they plan to harm me.
8"Something awful has overwhelmed him, and he won’t rise again from where he lies!"
New Living Translation
Chapter 41
1Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. 2The Lord protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies. 3The Lord nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.
4'O Lord,' I prayed, 'have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.'
5But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. 'How soon will he die and be forgotten?' they ask.
6They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
7All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst.
8'He has some fatal disease,' they say. 'He will never get out of that bed!'
9Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
English Standard Version
Chapter 41
1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him; 2the 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. 3The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. 4As for me, I said, "O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!" 5My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die, and his name perish?" 6And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. 7All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. 8They say, "A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies." 9Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.New International Version
Chapter 41
1For the director of music. A psalm of David. Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. 2The Lord protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
3The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
4I said, "Have mercy on me, Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
5My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die and his name perish?"
New King James Version
