The Bible Study - Psalm 41 "O Lord, Be Gracious to Me"

The Bible Study

with guest

Rev. Nathan Meador of St. John Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Wisconsin.

Psalm 41

Psalm 41^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.
²The Lord protects and preserves them—
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
³The Lord sustains them on their sickbed
    and restores them from their bed of illness.

⁴I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord;
    heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
⁵My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?”
⁶When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
    then he goes out and spreads it around.

⁷All my enemies whisper together against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
⁹Even my close friend,
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[b] against me.

¹⁰But may you have mercy on me, Lord;
    raise me up, that I may repay them.
¹¹I know that you are pleased with me,
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.
¹²Because of my integrity you uphold me
    and set me in your presence forever.