Psalm 41:2-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
I
2 Blessed the one concerned for the poor;[a]
on a day of misfortune, the Lord delivers him.(A)
3 The Lord keeps and preserves him,
makes him blessed in the land,
and does not betray him to his enemies.
4 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed,
you turn down his bedding whenever he is ill.[b]
II
5 Even I have said, “Lord, take note of me;
heal me, although I have sinned against you.
Footnotes
- 41:2 Blessed the one concerned for the poor: cf. Ps 32:1–2; 34:9; 40:5; 65:5. The psalmist’s statement about God’s love of the poor is based on the experience of being rescued (Ps 41:1–3).
- 41:4 You turn down his bedding whenever he is ill: the Hebrew is obscure. It suggests ongoing attentive care of the one who is sick.
Psalm 41:13-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 In my integrity may you support me
and let me stand in your presence forever.
14 [a]Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from all eternity and forever.
Amen. Amen.(A)
Footnotes
- 41:14 The doxology, not part of the Psalm, marks the end of the first of the five books of the Psalter, cf. Ps 72:18–20; 89:53; 106:48.
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