Psalms 41

1 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.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

2 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.

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

3 May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.

The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

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

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

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

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

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

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

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

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

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

“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

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

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

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

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

12 But thou didst help me because of [mine] innocence, and hast established me before thee for ever.

In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

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

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