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Psalm 41-44
English Standard Version
Psalm 41-44
English Standard Version
O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
41 (A)Blessed is the one who considers the poor![a]
(B)In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2 the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you (C)do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health.[b]
4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, (D)be gracious to me;
(E)heal me,[c] for I have sinned against you!”
5 My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
6 And when one comes to see me, (F)he utters empty words,
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.[d]
8 They say, “A deadly thing is poured out[e] on him;
he will not rise again from where he lies.”
9 Even my (G)close friend in whom I trusted,
who (H)ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
10 But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
and raise me up, that I may repay them!
11 By this I know that (I)you delight in me:
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
12 But (J)you have upheld me because of (K)my integrity,
and (L)set me in your presence (M)forever.
13 (N)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.
Book Two
Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?
To the choirmaster. A Maskil[f] of (O)the Sons of Korah.
42 (P)As a deer pants for flowing streams,
so pants my soul for you, O God.
2 (Q)My soul thirsts for God,
for (R)the living God.
When shall I come and (S)appear before God?[g]
3 (T)My tears have been my food
day and night,
(U)while they say to me all the day long,
“Where is your God?”
4 These things I remember,
as I (V)pour out my soul:
(W)how I would go (X)with the throng
and lead them in procession to the house of God
with glad shouts and songs of praise,
(Y)a multitude keeping festival.
5 (Z)Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you (AA)in turmoil within me?
(AB)Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation[h] 6 and my God.
My soul is cast down within me;
therefore I (AC)remember you
(AD)from the land of Jordan and of (AE)Hermon,
from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep
at the roar of your waterfalls;
(AF)all your breakers and your (AG)waves
have gone over me.
8 By day the Lord (AH)commands his steadfast love,
and at (AI)night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God, (AJ)my rock:
“Why have you forgotten me?
(AK)Why do I go mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?”
10 As with a deadly wound in my bones,
my adversaries taunt me,
(AL)while they say to me all the day long,
“Where is your God?”
11 (AM)Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
Send Out Your Light and Your Truth
43 (AN)Vindicate me, O God, and (AO)defend my cause
against an ungodly people,
from (AP)the deceitful and unjust man
deliver me!
2 For you are (AQ)the God in whom I take refuge;
why have you (AR)rejected me?
Why do I (AS)go about mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 (AT)Send out your light and your truth;
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your (AU)holy hill
and to your (AV)dwelling!
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
O God, my God.
5 (AW)Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
(AX)Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
Come to Our Help
To the choirmaster. (AY)A Maskil[i] of the Sons of Korah.
44 O God, we have heard with our ears,
(AZ)our fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
(BA)in the days of old:
2 you with your own hand (BB)drove out the nations,
but (BC)them you planted;
you afflicted the peoples,
but (BD)them you set free;
3 for not (BE)by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
and (BF)the light of your face,
(BG)for you delighted in them.
4 (BH)You are my King, O God;
(BI)ordain salvation for Jacob!
5 Through you we (BJ)push down our foes;
through your name we (BK)tread down those who rise up against us.
6 For not in (BL)my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me.
7 But you have saved us from our foes
and have (BM)put to shame those who hate us.
8 (BN)In God we have boasted continually,
and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
9 But you have (BO)rejected us and disgraced us
and (BP)have not gone out with our armies.
10 You have made us (BQ)turn back from the foe,
and those who hate us have gotten spoil.
11 You have made us like (BR)sheep for slaughter
and have (BS)scattered us among the nations.
12 (BT)You have sold your people for a trifle,
demanding no high price for them.
13 You have made us (BU)the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and (BV)scorn of those around us.
14 You have made us (BW)a byword among the nations,
(BX)a laughingstock[j] among the peoples.
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
and (BY)shame has covered my face
16 at the sound of the taunter and reviler,
at the sight of (BZ)the enemy and the avenger.
17 (CA)All this has come upon us,
though we have not forgotten you,
and we have not been false to your covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back,
nor have our (CB)steps (CC)departed from your way;
19 yet you have (CD)broken us in the place of (CE)jackals
and covered us with (CF)the shadow of death.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or (CG)spread out our hands to (CH)a foreign god,
21 (CI)would not God discover this?
(CJ)For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yet (CK)for your sake we are killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 (CL)Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?
Rouse yourself! (CM)Do not reject us forever!
24 Why (CN)do you hide your face?
Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?
25 For our (CO)soul is bowed down to the dust;
our belly clings to the ground.
26 Rise up; (CP)come to our help!
(CQ)Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!
Notas al pie
- Psalm 41:1 Or weak
- Psalm 41:3 Hebrew you turn all his bed
- Psalm 41:4 Hebrew my soul
- Psalm 41:7 Or they devise evil against me
- Psalm 41:8 Or has fastened
- Psalm 42:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 42:2 Revocalization yields and see the face of God
- Psalm 42:5 Hebrew the salvation of my face; also verse 11 and 43:5
- Psalm 44:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 44:14 Hebrew a shaking of the head
Psalm 41-44
New International Version
Psalm 41-44
New International Version
Psalm 41[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)
2 The Lord protects(D) and preserves them—(E)
they are counted among the blessed in the land—(F)
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(G)
3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed(H)
and restores them from their bed of illness.(I)
4 I said, “Have mercy(J) on me, Lord;
heal(K) me, for I have sinned(L) against you.”
5 My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die and his name perish?(M)”
6 When one of them comes to see me,
he speaks falsely,(N) while his heart gathers slander;(O)
then he goes out and spreads(P) it around.
7 All my enemies whisper together(Q) against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8 “A vile disease has afflicted him;
he will never get up(R) from the place where he lies.”
9 Even my close friend,(S)
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned[b] against me.(T)
10 But may you have mercy(U) on me, Lord;
raise me up,(V) that I may repay(W) them.
11 I know that you are pleased with me,(X)
for my enemy does not triumph over me.(Y)
12 Because of my integrity(Z) you uphold me(AA)
and set me in your presence forever.(AB)
13 Praise(AC) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(AD)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.(AE)
BOOK II
Psalms 42–72
Psalm 42[c][d]
For the director of music. A maskil[e] of the Sons of Korah.
1 As the deer(AF) pants for streams of water,(AG)
so my soul pants(AH) for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts(AI) for God, for the living God.(AJ)
When can I go(AK) and meet with God?
3 My tears(AL) have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(AM)
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:(AN)
how I used to go to the house of God(AO)
under the protection of the Mighty One[f]
with shouts of joy(AP) and praise(AQ)
among the festive throng.(AR)
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?(AS)
Why so disturbed(AT) within me?
Put your hope in God,(AU)
for I will yet praise(AV) him,
my Savior(AW) and my God.(AX)
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember(AY) you
from the land of the Jordan,(AZ)
the heights of Hermon(BA)—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep(BB)
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.(BC)
8 By day the Lord directs his love,(BD)
at night(BE) his song(BF) is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.(BG)
9 I say to God my Rock,(BH)
“Why have you forgotten(BI) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(BJ)
oppressed(BK) by the enemy?”(BL)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony(BM)
as my foes taunt(BN) me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”(BO)
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(BP)
Psalm 43[g]
1 Vindicate me, my God,
and plead my cause(BQ)
against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me(BR) from those who are
deceitful and wicked.(BS)
2 You are God my stronghold.
Why have you rejected(BT) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(BU)
oppressed by the enemy?(BV)
3 Send me your light(BW) and your faithful care,(BX)
let them lead me;(BY)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(BZ)
to the place where you dwell.(CA)
4 Then I will go(CB) to the altar(CC) of God,
to God, my joy(CD) and my delight.(CE)
I will praise you with the lyre,(CF)
O God, my God.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(CG)
Psalm 44[h]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[i]
1 We have heard it with our ears,(CH) O God;
our ancestors have told us(CI)
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.(CJ)
2 With your hand you drove out(CK) the nations
and planted(CL) our ancestors;
you crushed(CM) the peoples
and made our ancestors flourish.(CN)
3 It was not by their sword(CO) that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(CP) your arm,(CQ)
and the light(CR) of your face, for you loved(CS) them.
4 You are my King(CT) and my God,(CU)
who decrees[j] victories(CV) for Jacob.
5 Through you we push back(CW) our enemies;
through your name we trample(CX) our foes.
6 I put no trust in my bow,(CY)
my sword does not bring me victory;
7 but you give us victory(CZ) over our enemies,
you put our adversaries to shame.(DA)
8 In God we make our boast(DB) all day long,(DC)
and we will praise your name forever.[k](DD)
9 But now you have rejected(DE) and humbled us;(DF)
you no longer go out with our armies.(DG)
10 You made us retreat(DH) before the enemy,
and our adversaries have plundered(DI) us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep(DJ)
and have scattered us among the nations.(DK)
12 You sold your people for a pittance,(DL)
gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You have made us a reproach(DM) to our neighbors,(DN)
the scorn(DO) and derision(DP) of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword(DQ) among the nations;
the peoples shake their heads(DR) at us.
15 I live in disgrace(DS) all day long,
and my face is covered with shame(DT)
16 at the taunts(DU) of those who reproach and revile(DV) me,
because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(DW)
17 All this came upon us,
though we had not forgotten(DX) you;
we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned(DY) back;
our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed(DZ) us and made us a haunt for jackals;(EA)
you covered us over with deep darkness.(EB)
20 If we had forgotten(EC) the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a foreign god,(ED)
21 would not God have discovered it,
since he knows the secrets of the heart?(EE)
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep(EF) to be slaughtered.(EG)
Notas al pie
- Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.
- Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel
- Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
- Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Psalm 43:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 44:1 In Hebrew texts 44:1-26 is numbered 44:2-27.
- Psalm 44:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command
- Psalm 44:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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