Psalms 41

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

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

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

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

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

Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, "LORD, have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you."

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

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

Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?

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

And if one come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].

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

All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt.

8 "A wicked thing is poured out on him; and he who lies down will not rise again."

A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more.

9 Even my own close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me.

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

But thou, Jehovah, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

11 By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn't triumph over me.

By this I know that thou delightest in me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

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

But as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

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

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity! Amen, and Amen.