Psalms 41

1 For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself. Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

2 The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.

May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.

3 The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.

May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.

4 As for me, I said: 'O LORD, be gracious unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.'

I said, “O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.”

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?'

My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish?

6 And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it.

And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way.

7 All that hate me whisper together against me, against me do they devise my hurt:

All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me.

8 'An evil thing cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.'

They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again?

9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

For even the man of my peace, in whom I hoped, who ate my bread, has greatly supplanted me.

10 But Thou, O LORD, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them.

11 By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

By this, I knew that you preferred me: because my adversary will not rejoice over me.

12 And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

But you have sustained me, because of my innocence, and you have confirmed me in your sight in eternity.

13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen.