< Psalms 41 >
1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Yhwh will deliver him in time of trouble.
Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
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.
Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
3 Yhwh will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt restore him from his bed of sickness.
When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
4 I said, Yhwh, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
[When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
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 my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
10 But thou, O Yhwh, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
[If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
[I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
13 Blessed be Yhwh God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!