Psalm 41. A Prayer in Sickness.

Happy are those who are concerned for the poor;
the Lord will help them when they are in trouble.

2 The Lord will protect them and preserve their lives;
he will make them happy in the land;
he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.

3 The Lord will help them when they are sick
and will restore them to health.

4 I said, “I have sinned against you, Lord;
be merciful to me and heal me.”

5 My enemies say cruel things about me.
They want me to die and be forgotten.

6 Those who come to see me are not sincere;
they gather bad news about me
and then go out and tell it everywhere.

7 All who hate me whisper to each other about me,
they imagine the worst about me.

8 They say, “He is…