Psalms 41

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

For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the weak; in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver them.

2 Yhwh 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.

He will keep them safe, happy, and long in the land, and not give them up to the rage of their foes.

3 Yhwh will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt restore him from his bed of sickness.

The Lord will sustain them on bed of languishing; tending their sickness, as long as they lie.

4 I said, Yhwh, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

For this cause I say, ‘Lord, show me your favour; heal me, because I have sinned against you.’

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

My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, ‘When will he die, and his name pass away?’

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

When one comes to see me, their words ring hollow; their heart keeps gathering mischief the while; and when they go out, they give it speech.

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

In secret they whisper together against me, all those who hate me plot evil against me.

8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

‘Some fatal disease has fastened upon him; and now that he lies, he will rise up no more.’

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

My most trusted friend, on whom I relied, who ate of my bread, has turned against me.

10 But thou, O Yhwh, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

But do you, Lord, graciously raise me up, that I may pay them their due reward.

11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

By this will I know you delight in me: if my foes may not shout over me in triumph.

12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

For my innocence you uphold me, and set me forever before your face.

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

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