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.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself. Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

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.

May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.

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

May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.

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

I said, “O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.”

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

My enemies have spoken evils 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.

And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way.

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

All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me.

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

They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again?

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

For even the man of my peace, in whom I hoped, who ate my bread, has greatly supplanted me.

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

But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them.

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

By this, I knew that you preferred me: because my adversary will not rejoice over me.

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

But you have sustained me, because of my innocence, and you have confirmed me in your sight in eternity.

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

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen.