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.” Happy is he that careth for the poor: on the day of evil will the Lord deliver him.

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 preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy on the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the revengeful desire of his enemies.

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

The Lord will sustain him upon the bed of painful disease: thou changest all his couch in his sickness.

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

I said, Lord, 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?

My enemies speak evil of me, 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 he come to see [me], he speaketh falsely: his heart gathereth wickedness to itself; he goeth abroad [and] speaketh it.

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

Altogether whisper against me all that hate me: against me do they devise my injury.

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

“His godless deed [say they] is poured out over him: as he lieth there he will never more rise up again.”

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

Yea, even the man that should have sought my welfare, in whom I trusted, who eateth 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, O Lord, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite it unto 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 do I know that thou art pleased with me, that my 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 my integrity, and placest me before thy presence for ever.

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

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