Psalms 41

The psalmist in sickness complains of enemies and false friends.

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive,

Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing:

I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me:

Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying,

And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood;

All that hate me whisper together against me;

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him;

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,

But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up,

By this I know that thou delightest in me,

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity,

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,