Psalms 41

1 BLESSED is he that considereth 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 upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto 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 upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt 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 unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

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

5 Mine 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 speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth 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, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth 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 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath 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 thou, O Lord, be merciful unto 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 thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth 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, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy 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.