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.
To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
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.
Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into 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.
Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.
4 I said, Lord, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'
5 My enemies speak evil of me, When will he die, and his name perish?
Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!
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 — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.
7 Altogether whisper against me all that hate me: against me do they devise my injury.
All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:
8 “His godless deed [say they] is poured out over him: as he lieth there he will never more rise up again.”
A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not 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.
Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,
10 But thou, O Lord, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite it unto them.
And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
11 By this do I know that thou art pleased with me, that my enemy doth not triumph over me.
By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.
12 But as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and placest me before thy presence for ever.
As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.
13 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. BEGIM
Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.
