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41:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who considers the poor! The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble; 41:2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive;he is called blessed in the land;thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies. 41:3 The LORD sustains him on his sickbed;in his illness thou healest all his infirmities. 41:4 As for me, I said, 'O LORD, be gracious to me;heal me, for I have sinned against thee!' 41:5 My enemies say of me in malice: 'When will he die, and his name perish?' 41:6 And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief;when he goes out, he tells it abroad. 41:7 All who hate me whisper together about me;they imagine the worst for me. 41:8 They say, 'A deadly thing has fastened upon him;he will not rise again from where he lies.' 41:9 Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me. 41:10 But do thou, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them! 41:11 By this I know that thou art pleased with me, in that my enemy has not triumphed over me. 41:12 But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever. 41:13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. 41:14