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.

Al maestro de coro. Salmo de David. Dichoso el que sabe comprender al débil y al pobre; en el día aciago Yahvé lo pone a salvo.

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.

Yahvé cuida de él y lo hace vivir, lo hace próspero sobre la tierra, y no lo entrega a la voluntad de sus enemigos.

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

Yahvé lo conforta en el lecho del dolor, y calma sus padecimientos durante toda su enfermedad.

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

Yo por mi parte digo: “Apiádate de mí, Yahvé, sana mi alma porque pequé contra Ti.”

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

Mis enemigos hablan de mí con maldad (diciendo): “¿Cuándo morirá y perecerá su nombre?”

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

Y el que viene a visitarme habla con falsía; en su interior hace provisión de maledicencia, y entonces sale afuera y la desparrama.

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

Todos los que me odian se juntan para murmurar contra mí; imaginan de mí lo peor:

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

“Le ha sobrevenido una peste maligna; se acostó y no volverá a levantarse.”

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

Hasta mi amigo, de quien me fiaba, que comía mi pan, ha alzado contra mí su calcañar.

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

Mas Tú, Yahvé, apiádate de mí; levántame para que les retribuya.

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

En esto conoceré que me amas, si el que me odia no se huelga a costa mía,

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

y me sustentas en mi integridad, conservándome en tu presencia para siempre.

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

¡Bendito sea Yahvé, Dios de Israel, desde la eternidad y por la eternidad! Amén, Amén.