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 Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah 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.

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into 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 supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

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

I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

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

Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!

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 came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.

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

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

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

A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

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

Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

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

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to 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 have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

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

As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

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

Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.