Psalms 41

1 For the end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

2 May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

3 May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

4 I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

I said, “LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5 Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish?

My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 And if he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

7 All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

8 They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”

9 For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

10 But you, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.

But you, LORD, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 By this I know that you have delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

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

12 But you did help me because of [mine] innocence, and have established me before you for ever.

As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

13 Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.

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