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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

My enemies speak evil against me: “When will 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has 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, LORD, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay 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 delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

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

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

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

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