Psalms 41

1 “To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” Happy is he that careth for the poor: on the day of evil will the Lord deliver him.

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.

2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy on the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the revengeful desire of his enemies.

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.

3 The Lord will sustain him upon the bed of painful disease: thou changest all his couch in his sickness.

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

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

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

5 My enemies speak evil of me, When will he die, and his name perish?

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

6 And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsely: his heart gathereth wickedness to itself; he goeth abroad [and] speaketh it.

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

7 Altogether whisper against me all that hate me: against me do they devise my injury.

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

8 “His godless deed [say they] is poured out over him: as he lieth there he will never more rise up again.”

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

9 Yea, even the man that should have sought my welfare, in whom I trusted, who eateth my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

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

10 But thou, O Lord, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite it unto them.

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

11 By this do I know that thou art pleased with me, that my enemy doth not triumph over me.

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

12 But as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and placest me before thy presence for ever.

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

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

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