Psalm 41

1. Music from David for the permanent collection.
The Creator God will preserve the person who carefully considers the needs of those who are feeble and weak, particularly when he faces his own difficulties.
2. The Self-Existent One will support, comfort and keep him alive. God won't allow those who hate him to have their way against him.
3. Jehovah will support him when he is repulsive to others. He will change the circumstances when he gets worn, weak and anxious.
4. I said, "Creator, be moved to favor me and refresh me; I have missed Your will."
5. Those who hate me speak bad about me. "When is he going to die and people forget who he was and what he was really like?
6. When he comes to visit me his words are useless and more like a tempest. He collects what he thinks is trouble so that when he leaves he can tell others about it.
7. The who hate me get together to mumble magical spells against me. They fabricate the spells, plotting to hurt me.
8. They say, "An destructive spell is on him and now that he is down he won't get up,"
9. Even my covenant friend who I had confidence in and who had often eaten with me, betrayed me.
10. Self-Existent One, bend down in kindness to me as to an inferior. Then raise me up, so I can be safe of them.
11. I see that you favor me and are pleased with me because you didn't allow those who have been hostile toward me to get the better of me.
12. And as for me, You follow close to me and keep me close to you for ever.
13. Kneel before the Creator who is Almighty God of the overcomers forever.
So be it, and Amen.

Psalm 39

1. A peom/song written by David for Israel's permanent music collection.
I said "I will guard my actions and be very careful of any comments I make when those who are abusive and violate others are in my presence."
2. I quit making even good comments - which gave me grief as well.
3. But just thinking about problems and complaining about them to myself stressed me out so much I finally started talking again.
4. Creator God, empower me to recognize my limitations as well as what I can yet accomplish in life, so I can understand my shortcomings.
5. Whoa! You gave me a 'handful' of days, so to speak. My whole lifetime is practically 'nothing' to You. The best a person is and does is at best transitory.
6. What a person does is like a shadow. They get uptight over just about nothing, they try to accumulate lots of 'things', but don't really know who will end up with them.
7. My Sovereign, what is in my future? I wait in You.
8. Snatch me away from anything that causes me to break away from You. Don't let me be disgraced by those who have already been stupid and fallen away.
9. I didn't say anything because of what You did.
10. Stop afflicting me, for I am about finished off by your power.
11. When you correct and instruct a person who has been crooked, beauty shrinks and disappears and everyone becomes empty.
12. Creator God, Hear my intense prayer song. Don't be silent when I - who am more like a stranger or temporary guest - weep.
13. Have compassion on me so I recover strength before my life ends.