Psalms 41

1 Blessed is he who considers a poor man. Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

For the end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

2 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth. And thou do not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

3 Jehovah will support him upon the bed of languishing. Thou will make all his bed in his sickness.

May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

5 My enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?

Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

And if he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

7 All who hate me whisper together against me. Against me they devise my hurt.

All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

8 An evil disease, they say, clings firm to him. And now that he lies he shall rise up no more.

They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

9 Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me.

10 But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up that I may requite them.

But you, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.

11 By this I know that thou delight in me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.

By this I know that you have delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

12 And as for me, thou uphold me in my integrity, and set me before thy face forever.

But you did help me because of [mine] innocence, and have established me before you for ever.

13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Truly, and Truly.

Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.