The Psalm
Psalm 41 (CSB)
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1 Happy is one who is considerate of the poor; the LORD will save him in a day of adversity.
2 The LORD will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
3 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed; you will heal him on the bed where he lies.
4 I said, “LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 My enemies speak maliciously about me: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
6 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they plan to harm me.
8 “Something awful has overwhelmed him, and he won’t rise again from where he lies!”
9 Even my friend in whom I trusted, one who ate my bread, has raised his heel against me.
10 But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up; then I will repay them.
11 By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
12 You supported me because of my integrity and set me in your presence forever.
13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen.
The Prayer
I will guard my mouth
and my heart
to not speak ill
of those who are in abundance
who do as they seem what is right in their own eyes
and live as there is no God
I pray for them
that you quickly save them
as I pray this prayer
and say these words
O Lord,
I need you to be gracious to me
heal my broken heart
for I continuously sin against you
I went about my days
being worthless and foolish
disobedient to all of your law
deceived by the prince of the air
enslaved by the lusts of my heart
and the idols of my mind
living in violent opposition to you
hated by others
and hating one another
But when you appeared to me
on that rainy Monday afternoon
when I just sinned against you
you saved me
I have done nothing righteous
in your eyes
but you alone where completely merciful to me
and you exchanged my sin-filled cancerous granite heart for your tender soft heart
and you washed me clean
and you renewed me with your Spirit
to whom there is no end
I bath in your Spirit
because your Son spoken and gave me Him
and now I am a wicked sinner
justified by Your grace
and now I am an adopted child
who now inherits everything
that you gave your Son
Be exalted, my God
Be exalted, higher and higher
Amen