September 12: Psalm 41; 2 Samuel 2; Ezekiel 1; Luke 8:22–56

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 41 Psalm 41 (Listen) O Lord, Be Gracious to Me To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 41   Blessed is the one who considers the poor!1<br />    In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;<br />2   the LORD protects him and keeps him alive;<br />    he is called blessed in the land;<br />    you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.<br />3   The LORD sustains him on his sickbed;<br />    in his illness you restore him to full health.2<br /> 4   As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me;<br />    heal me,3 for I have sinned against you!”<br />5   My enemies say of me in malice,<br />    “When will he die, and his name perish?”<br />6   And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words,<br />    while his heart gathers iniquity;<br />    when he goes out, he tells it abroad.<br />7   All who hate me whisper together about me;<br />    they imagine the worst for me.