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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over 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 upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

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, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

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