Psalm 41

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

God sees the heart of a person. He alone knows the whole of you and loves you still. If we take care of those who cannot take care of themselves we have the heart of the Father. He protects and blesses those who follow His heart. When we give our life to Him, mind, body and spirit, He gives us His heart, His Holy Spirit, to guide and protect us all the days of our life. In Him we never walk alone.

1 Blessed is he who considers the poor;

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive,

And he will be blessed on the earth;

You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness;

You will sustain him on his sickbed.

4 I said, "Lord, be merciful to me;

Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You."

5 My enemies speak evil of me:

"When will he die, and his name perish?"

6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies;

His heart gathers iniquity to itself;

When he goes out, he tells it.

7 All who hate me whisper together against me;

Against me they devise my hurt.

8 "An evil disease," they say, "clings to him.

And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more."

9 Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,

Who ate my bread,

Has lifted up his heel against me.

10 But You, O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up,

That I may repay them.

11 By this I know that You are well pleased with me,

Because my enemy does not triumph over me.

12 As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,

And set me before Your face forever.

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel

From everlasting to everlasting!

Amen and Amen.

The NKJV Study Bible says this: The poem is ascribed to David and speaks of the plight of a person suffering from serious physical illness. Ultimately, it presents the victory of the Savior Jesus over His enemies, especially the great enemy Satan. There are four movements in the psalm: (1) an affirmation of confidence in the Lord's power to deliver the godly from distress; (2) a description of David's distress; (3) a renewed expression of hope in the Lord; (4) a coda of praise marking the end of Book I of the Psalms. To bless God is to identify Him as the source of our blessings. The poor refers not only to those who do not have enough money, but also to those who suffer illness or misfortune through no fault of their own. For such persons, God is Defender, Deliverer, and Sustainer. Blessed on the earth refers to the acts of God's goodness in a person's life, including health, wealth, longevity, spiritual vitality, and harmony with God and people.