Psalm 41 (In Your Presence Forever) by Shane Heilman Blessed is the one who considers the poor The LORD delivers him in a troubled time The LORD protects him Preserves his life And he is called blessed in the land For You do not give him up To the will of his enemies The LORD sustains him on his sickbed In his illness, You restore him to health As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me Heal me, I’ve sinned against You” My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name fade?” And when he comes to see me He speaks empty words While his heart digs for dirt And when he goes out, he tells it to everyone around All who hate me whisper together about me For they imagine the worst for me They say, “An evil thing has been poured out on him” “He will not rise from where he lies” Even my close, trusted friend Who shared my bread Has lifted up his heel against me Even my close, trusted friend Who shared my bread Has lifted up his heel against me But You, O LORD, be gracious to me And raise me up that I might repay them By this I know You delight in me The enemy won’t triumph over me You have upheld me because of my integrity You set me in Your presence forever O blessed be the LORD The God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting Blessed be the LORD The God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting Everlasting to everlasting Everlasting to everlasting Everlasting Amen and amen Amen and amen