New Living Translation (NLT)
Psalm 41
1 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.
2 The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies.
3 The LORD nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.
4 “O LORD,” I prayed, “have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. “How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
6 They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
7 All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst.
8 “He has some fatal disease,” they say. “He will never get out of that bed!”
9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
10 LORD, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
11 I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
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