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Psalm 41

New International Version NIV

1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.

2 The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.

3 The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.

4 I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?”

6 When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

7 All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,

8 “A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.”

9 Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.

10 But may you have mercy on me, LORD; raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

12 Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.

13 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Dignify those who are down on their luck; you'll feel good - that's what God does.

2 God looks after us all, makes us robust with life - Lucky to be in the land, we're free from enemy worries.

3 Whenever we're sick and in bed, God becomes our nurse, nurses us back to health.

4 I said, "God, be gracious! Put me together again - my sins have torn me to pieces."

5 My enemies are wishing the worst for me; they make bets on what day I will die.

6 If someone comes to see me, he mouths empty platitudes, All the while gathering gossip about me to entertain the street-corner crowd.

7 These "friends" who hate me whisper slanders all over town. They form committees to plan misery for me.

8 The rumor goes out, "He's got some dirty, deadly disease. The doctors have given up on him."

9 Even my best friend, the one I always told everything - he ate meals at my house all the time! - has bitten my hand.

10 God, give grace, get me up on my feet. I'll show them a thing or two.

11 Meanwhile, I'm sure you're on my side - no victory shouts yet from the enemy camp!

12 You know me inside and out, you hold me together, you never fail to stand me tall in your presence so I can look you in the eye.

13 Blessed is God, Israel's God, always, always, always. Yes. Yes. Yes.