Psalm 41 NLT ISV Parallel

◄ Psalm 41 ►

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1Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.

1Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

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

2The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.

3The LORD nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.

3The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health.

4“O LORD,” I prayed, “have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

4As for me, I said, "LORD, be gracious to 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.

5As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?"

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

6The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them.

7All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst.

7As for all who hate me, they whisper together against me; they desire to do me harm.

8“He has some fatal disease,” they say. “He will never get out of that bed!”

8They say, "Wickedness is entrenched in him. Once he is brought low, he will not rise again."

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

9As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me!

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

10But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up so that I may pay them back!

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

11In this way I will know that you are pleased with me, and that my enemies will not shout in triumph over me.

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

12As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever.

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

13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and amen!