- C Soprano Recorder
- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- How blest the man who thoughtfully
- The poor and weak befriends;
- Deliverance in the evil day
- To him Jehovah sends.
- Verse 2
- The Lord will keep him, guard his life,
- On earth he shall be blest;
- The Lord will not surrender him
- By foes to be distressed.
- Verse 3
- Upon the bed of suffering
- Jehovah will sustain,
- And in his sickness God will soothe
- The weariness and pain.
- Verse 4
- O Lord, to Thee my cry ascends,
- Let me Thy mercy see;
- Heal Thou my soul, for I have sinned,
- I have offended Thee.
- Verse 5
- My enemies against me speak,
- And they my life have scorned;
- They wish my name to pass away,
- Unhonored and unmourned.
- Verse 6
- My foe, deceitful, visits me,
- By seeming kindness led,
- His heart intent on gathering
- Some hurtful news to spread.
- Verse 7
- My foes, together whispering,
- Their evil plans devise;
- Disease, they say, cleaves fast to him,
- Laid low, he shall not rise.
- Verse 8
- Yea, he who was my chosen friend,
- In whom I put my trust,
- Who ate my bread, now turns in wrath
- To crush me in the dust.
- Verse 9
- Do Thou, Jehovah, show me grace,
- And raise me up again,
- That I with justice may requite
- These base and wicked men.
- Verse 10
- By this I know assuredly
- That I am loved by Thee,
- Because my foe does not exult
- In triumph over me.
- Verse 11
- And as for me, in uprightness
- Thou dost uphold me well,
- And settest me before Thy face
- For evermore to dwell.
- Verse 12
- Blest be Jehovah, Israel's God
- For evermore. Amen.
- Let age to age eternally
- Repeat His praise.
- June 12 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Belief is a traditional English tune.
- Lyrics adapted from Psalm XLI
- Hymn #75 in The Psalter Hymnal