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 Chief Musician. A Melody of David. How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver 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.

Yahweh, will preserve him and keep him alive, And he shall be pronounced happy in the land, Do not then give him up at the desire of his enemies!

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

Yahweh, will sustain him upon the bed of sickness, All his couch, hast thou transformed in his disease.

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

I, said—O Yahweh, show me favour, heal thou my soul, for I have sinned against thee:

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

Mine enemies, speak ill of me, When will he die, and his name perish?

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 have come to see me, Falsehood, doth he speak, His own heart, gathereth iniquity to itself, he goeth forth, abroad he telleth it.

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

Together—against me, do all who hate me whisper among themselves, Against me, devise they hurt for me.

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

An infliction of the Abandoned One hath been fixed upon him, and, now that he hath lien down, he will not again rise.

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

Even the man whom I used to salute, in whom I put confidence, who used to eat my bread, —hath magnified his heel against me!

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

But, thou, O Yahweh, show me favour and raise me up, That I may repay them.

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

Hereby, do I know that thou delightest in me, In that mine enemy shall not raise a shout over me.

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

But, as for me, In my blamelessness, hast thou held me fast, And hast caused me to stand before thee unto times age-abiding.

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

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From the age that is past, even unto the age yet to come: Amen and Amen!