Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 41

the one who — when disaster strikes, will pull them through.Yahweh will them and keep them alive— they will be throughout the land. He will not hand them over to their enemies’ hunger.Yahweh will on their sickbed— when they’re laid out with illness, you them.I said, “Yahweh, — heal me, because I have .”My enemies about me: “When will he die? When will his ?”When one of them visits, he speaks — his heart . The moment he leaves, he spreads it around.Everyone who hates me — they plot the worst for me:“— he’s down for good. He’ll never get back up.”Even my , the one I trusted completely, who — he has .But you, Yahweh—show me undeserved kindness. , and I will with them.Here is how I know you are — my enemy does not get to celebrate over me.As for me, you because of my — you keep me forever. Yahweh, the God of Israel, .