Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.

41 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

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Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.(A)

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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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Let my teaching fall like rain(A)
    and my words descend like dew,(B)
like showers(C) on new grass,
    like abundant rain on tender plants.

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My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

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With men hidden in the room,(A) she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(B) But he snapped the bowstrings as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a flame. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.

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Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

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We have confidence(A) in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.

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And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

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You are not to do as we do here today, everyone doing as they see fit,(A)

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Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

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