41[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.H5329H4210H1732H835H7919H1800H3068H4422H3117H74512The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies.H3068H8104H2421H833H776H5414H5315H3413The LORD nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.H3068H5582H6210H1741H2015H4904H24834"O LORD," I prayed, "have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you."H559H3068H2603H7495H5315H23985But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. "How soon will he die and be forgotten?" they ask.H341H559H7451H4191H8034H66They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.H935H7200H1696H7723H3820H6908H205H3318H2351H16967All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst.H8130H3907H3162H2803H74518"He has some fatal disease," they say. "He will never get out of that bed!"H1100H1697H3332H7901H6965H32549Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.H7965H376H982H398H3899H1431H611910LORD, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back!H3068H2603H6965H799911I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.H3045H2654H341H732112You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.H8551H8537H5324H6440H576913Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!H1288H3068H430H3478H5769H5769H543H543
