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.

For victorie, the song of Dauid. Blessid is he that vndurstondith `on a nedi man and pore; the Lord schal delyuere hym in the yuel dai.

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 kepe hym, and quykene hym, and make hym blesful in the lond; and bitake not hym in to the wille of his enemyes.

3 The Lord looks after them when they're sick; he makes them well from their illness.

The Lord bere help to hym on the bed of his sorewe; thou hast ofte turned al his bed stre in his sijknesse.

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

I seide, Lord, haue thou mercy on me; heele thou my soule, for Y synnede ayens 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.

Myn enemyes seiden yuels to me; Whanne schal he die, and his name schal perische?

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 entride for to se, he spak veyn thingis; his herte gaderide wickidnesse to hym silf.

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

He yede with out forth; and spak to the same thing. Alle myn enemyes bacbitiden pryuyli ayens me; ayens me thei thouyten yuels to me.

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

Thei ordeineden an yuel word ayens me; Whether he that slepith, schal not leie to, that he rise ayen?

9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted, who shared meals with me—even he has turned against me.

For whi the man of my pees, in whom Y hopide, he that eet my looues; made greet disseit on me.

10 But you Lord, please be gracious to me, make me well so I can repay them!

But thou, Lord, haue merci on me, and reise me ayen; and Y schal yelde to hem.

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

In this thing Y knew, that thou woldist me; for myn enemye schal not haue ioye on me.

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

Forsothe thou hast take me vp for ynnocence; and hast confermed me in thi siyt with outen ende.

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

Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, fro the world and in to the world; be it doon, be it doon.