# Psalm 41 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 
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1. Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; 
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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. 
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3. The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. 
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4. As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” 
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5. My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?” 
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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. 
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7. All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. 
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8. They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies.” 
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9. Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. 
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10. But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them! 
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11. By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. 
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12. But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. 
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13. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. 

(ESV)