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Psalm 41
1Happy are they who consider the poor and needy! *
the Lord will deliver them in the time of trouble.

2The Lord preserves them and keeps them alive,
so that they may be happy in the land; *
he does not hand them over to the will of their enemies.

3The Lord sustains them on their sickbed *
and ministers to them in their illness.

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

5My enemies are saying wicked things about me: *
When will he die, and his name perish?”

6Even if they come to see me, they speak empty words; *
their heart collects false rumors;
they go outside and spread them.

7All my enemies whisper together about me *
and devise evil against me.

8″A deadly thing,” they say, “has fastened on him; *
he has taken to his bed and will never get up again.”

9Even my best friend, whom I trusted,
who broke bread with me, *
has lifted up his heel and turned against me.

10But you, O Lord, be merciful to me and raise me up, *
and I shall repay them.

11By this I know you are pleased with me, *
that my enemy does not triumph over me.

12In my integrity you hold me fast, *
and shall set me before your face for ever.

13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, *
from age to age. Amen.

A Collect for Peace
O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Image Credit: Surgical Ward’ (Gekashitsu) from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club), ca. 1906, Mizuno Toshikata
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access Collection – https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/55388

Daily Psalm and Prayer – May 9, 2022

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