Psalms 41 (NLT)

Psalms Chapter 41 (NLT)

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¹ For the choir director: A psalm of David. Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.

² The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies.

³ The 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.”

⁵ But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. “How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.

⁶ They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.

⁷ All 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!”

⁹ Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.

¹⁰ LORD, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back!

¹¹ I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.

¹² You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.

¹³ Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!

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1	For the choir director: A psalm of David. Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.
2	The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies.
3	The 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.”
5	But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. “How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
6	They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
7	All 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!”
9	Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
10	LORD, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
11	I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
12	You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.
13	Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!

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