Psalms 41

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

For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the weak; in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver them.

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.

He will keep them safe, happy, and long in the land, and not give them up to the rage of their foes.

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

The Lord will sustain them on bed of languishing; tending their sickness, as long as they lie.

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

For this cause I say, ‘Lord, show me your favour; heal me, because I have sinned against you.’

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

My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, ‘When will he die, and his name pass away?’

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

When one comes to see me, their words ring hollow; their heart keeps gathering mischief the while; and when they go out, they give it speech.

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

In secret they whisper together against me, all those who hate me plot evil against me.

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

‘Some fatal disease has fastened upon him; and now that he lies, he will rise up no more.’

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

My most trusted friend, on whom I relied, who ate of my bread, has turned against me.

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

But do you, Lord, graciously raise me up, that I may pay them their due reward.

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

By this will I know you delight in me: if my foes may not shout over me in triumph.

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

For my innocence you uphold me, and set me forever before your face.

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

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting, Amen and Amen.