Psalms 41

1 Unto the end, a psalm for David himself. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

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

2 The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

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.

3 The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.

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

4 I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

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

5 My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?

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

6 And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.

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

7 All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.

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

8 They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?

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

9 For even the man of peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me.

10 But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: and I will requite them.

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

11 By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.

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

12 But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.

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

13 Blessed by the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.

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