Psalms 41

1 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.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him Who is acting wisely to the poor, In a day of evil YHWH delivers him.

2 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.

YHWH preserves him and revives him, He is blessed in the land, And You do not give him into the will of his enemies.

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

YHWH supports [him] on a bed of sickness, You have turned his bed in his weakness.

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

I said, “O YHWH, favor me, Heal my soul, for I sinned against You,”

5 Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

My enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished!

6 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.

And if he came to see—he speaks vanity, His heart gathers iniquity to itself, He goes out—at the street he speaks.

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

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

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

A worthless thing is poured out on him, And because he lay down he does not rise again.

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

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

10 Therefore, O Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp: so I shall reward them.

And You, YHWH, favor me, And cause me to rise, And I give repayment to them.

11 By this I know that thou fauourest me, because mine enemie doth not triumph against me.

By this I have known, That You have delighted in me, Because my enemy does not shout over me.

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

As for me, in my integrity, You have taken hold on me, And cause me to stand before You for all time.

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

Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, From age to age. Amen and Amen.