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David wrote this song for the music leader.

A prayer[a]

41 If someone is kind to poor people,
    God blesses him.
When he is in trouble,
    the Lord rescues him.
The Lord keeps him safe.
    The Lord saves his life!
God causes him to be happy
    here in the land where he lives.
The Lord will not put him under the power of his enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. 41:1 David wrote this psalm when he was ill. He says he was ill because he had not obeyed God's laws. When David was ill, many people came to visit him. David thought that they were his friends, but they were not. They wanted him to die so that there would be a new king. One of David's visitors was his best friend, but he was not kind to David. It is only God who can really take care of David.