Psalms 41

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

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

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.

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

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

Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

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

I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

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

Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!

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 — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.

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

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

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

A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

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

Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

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

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

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

By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

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

As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

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

Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.