Psalms 41

1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

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 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

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 Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest 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 As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto 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 wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?

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

6 And if one come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].

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

7 All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt.

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

8 A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more.

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

9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath 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, Jehovah, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may 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 delightest in me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

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

12 But as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

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

13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity! Amen, and Amen.

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