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.

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time 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 keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

3 Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.

The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

4 As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

5 Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?

My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

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

If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

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

All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

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

They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.

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 dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.

10 But thou, Jehovah, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

11 By this I know that thou delightest in me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

By this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome me.

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

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

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

May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.