The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

41 How blessed is he who (A)considers the [a]helpless;
The Lord will deliver him (B)in a day of [b]trouble.
The Lord will (C)protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall [c]be called (D)blessed upon the earth;
And (E)do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You [d]restore him to health.

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  1. Psalm 41:1 Or poor
  2. Psalm 41:1 Or evil
  3. Psalm 41:2 Or be blessed
  4. Psalm 41:3 Lit turn all his bed

“Is this not the fast which I choose,
To (A)loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to (B)let the oppressed go free
And (C)break every yoke?
“Is it not to (D)divide your bread [a]with the hungry
And (E)bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the (F)naked, to cover him;
And not to (G)hide yourself from your own flesh?

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  1. Isaiah 58:7 Lit for

10 And if you [a](A)give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [b]desire of the afflicted,
Then your (B)light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.

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  1. Isaiah 58:10 Lit furnish
  2. Isaiah 58:10 Or soul