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 him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shall deliuer him in ye time of trouble.

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.

The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.

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

The Lord wil strengthen him vpon ye bed of sorow: thou hast turned al his bed in his sicknes.

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

Therefore I saide, Lord haue mercie vpon me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.

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

Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall 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 hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

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

All they that hate me, whisper together against me: euen against me do they imagine mine hurt.

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

A mischiefe is light vpon him, and he that lyeth, shall no more rise.

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

Yea, my familiar friend, whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath lifted vp the heele against me.

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

Therefore, O Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp: so I shall reward 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 fauourest me, because mine enemie doth not triumph against me.

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

And as for me, thou vpholdest me in mine integritie, and doest set me before thy face for euer.

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

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel worlde without ende. So be it, euen so be it.