Psalms 41

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. How happy are those who take care of the poor! When they are in trouble the Lord will save them.

“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 protects them and keeps them alive. They will live happily in the land, and they will not be handed over to their 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 looks after them when they're sick; he makes them well from their illness.

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

4 “Lord, please be gracious to me,” I asked. “Please heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

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

5 Those who hate me only say evil things about me. “When is he going to die, and people forget all about him?” they ask.

My enemies speak evil of me, When will he die, and his name perish?

6 They come to visit me, but their sympathy is not sincere. They're only interested in the bad news, which they spread around as soon as they leave.

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

7 All who hate me talk in whispers about my condition, hoping for the worst.

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

8 “He's been cursed with some terrible disease,” they say. “Now he's bed-ridden he'll never recover!”

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

9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted, who shared meals with me—even he has turned against 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 you Lord, please be gracious to me, make me well so I can repay them!

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

11 I know you are pleased with me because you have not let my enemies win and shout in triumph over me.

By this do I know that thou art pleased with me, that my enemy doth not triumph over me.

12 You have supported me because of my integrity, you have brought me into your presence forever.

But as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and placest me before thy presence for ever.

13 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity! Amen and amen!

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