Psalm 41:9 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who considers the poor!^[1] In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him; (Ps 37:19; Pr 14:21) 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. (Ps 27:12) 3 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.^[2] 4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me,^[3] for I have sinned against you!” (2Ch 30:20; Ps 4:1; Ps 6:2; Ps 147:3)

2Ch 30:20Ps 4:1Ps 6:2Ps 147:3

5 My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?” 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. (Ps 12:2; Ps 144:8) 7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.^[4] 8 They say, “A deadly thing is poured out^[5] on him; he will not rise again from where he lies.” 9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. (2Sa 15:12; Job 19:13; Job 19:19; Ps 55:12; Ps 55:20; Jer 9:4; Jer 20:10; Mic 7:5; Joh 13:18)

2Sa 15:12Job 19:13Job 19:19Ps 55:12Ps 55:20Jer 9:4Jer 20:10Mic 7:5Joh 13:18

10 But you, O Lord, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them! 11 By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. (2Sa 15:25) 12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. (Job 36:7; Ps 23:6; Ps 26:1; Ps 63:8)

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13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. (Ps 72:18; Ps 89:52; Ps 106:48; Ps 150:6; Lu 1:68)

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