Psalms 41

1 Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed on the earth: and you will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

3 The LORD will strengthen him on the bed of languishing: you will make all his bed in his sickness.

Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

4 I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

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

Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!

6 And if he come to see me, he speaks vanity: his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes abroad, he tells it.

And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.

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 disease, say they, sticks fast to him: and now that he lies he shall rise up no more.

A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

9 Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

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

10 But you, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

11 By this I know that you favor me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.

By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

12 And as for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me before your face for ever.

As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

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

Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.