Ps 40:16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!"
Ps 40:17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God. Friends.
Ps 41:1 How blessed is he who considers the helpless; The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble.
Ps 41:2 The LORD will protect him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
Ps 41:3 The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.
Ps 41:4 ¶ As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You."
Ps 41:5 My enemies speak evil against me, "When will he die, and his name perish?"
Ps 41:6 And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.
Ps 41:7 All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
Ps 41:8 "A wicked thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again."
Ps 41:9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
Ps 41:10 ¶ But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them.
Ps 41:11 By this I know that You are pleased with me, Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
Ps 41:12 As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever.
Ps 41:13 ¶ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Ps 42:1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.
Ps 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
Ps 42:3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
Ps 42:4 These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go along with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God, With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
Ps 42:5 ¶ Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.