Psalm 41 closes Book 1 of the Psalter with David praying through illness and betrayal - arriving at the assurance that God’s delight in him is proven by the fact that his enemies have not triumphed.
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Lyrics
How blest is one who cares for those in need The LORD will shield him in his darkest day
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive He shall be blessed on the earth And he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed And restore him from his bed of illness
I said, LORD, have mercy on me Heal me, for I have sinned against you My enemies speak evil against me When will he die, and his name perish
If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood His heart gathers iniquity to itself When he goes abroad, he tells it All who hate me whisper together against me
But you, LORD, have mercy on me And raise me up, that I may repay them By this I know that you delight in me Because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me
As for me, you uphold me in my integrity And set me in your presence forever Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted Who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me
All who hate me whisper together against me They imagine the worst for me An evil disease, they say, has afflicted him Now that he lies he shall rise up no more
But you, LORD, have mercy on me And raise me up, that I may repay them By this I know that you delight in me Because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me
Praised be the LORD, the God of Israel From age to age, through all eternity So be it, so be it
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Psalms 41 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.