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Psalm 41

For the choir director: A psalm of David. ¹ 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!