Psalm 41:1

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Psalm 41^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Blessed^(A) are those who have regard for the weak;^(B)
the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.^(C)

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Footnotes

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

Psalm 41:1 in all English translations

Proverbs 16:19

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¹⁹Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.

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Isaiah 29:19

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¹⁹Once more the humble^(A) will rejoice in the Lord;
the needy^(B) will rejoice in the Holy One^(C) of Israel.

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Ephesians 4:28

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²⁸Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,^(A) doing something useful with their own hands,^(B) that they may have something to share with those in need.^(C)

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James 2:14-17

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Faith and Deeds

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?^(A) Can such faith save them? ¹⁵Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.^(B) ¹⁶If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?^(C) ¹⁷In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.^(D)