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 him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shall deliuer him in ye time of trouble.

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.

The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.

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

The Lord wil strengthen him vpon ye bed of sorow: thou hast turned al his bed in his sicknes.

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

Therefore I saide, Lord haue mercie vpon me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.

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

Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall 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 hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

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

All they that hate me, whisper together against me: euen against me do they imagine mine hurt.

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

A mischiefe is light vpon him, and he that lyeth, shall no more rise.

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

Yea, my familiar friend, whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath lifted vp the heele against me.

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

Therefore, O Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp: so I shall reward 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 fauourest me, because mine enemie doth not triumph against me.

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

And as for me, thou vpholdest me in mine integritie, and doest set me before thy face for euer.

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

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel worlde without ende. So be it, euen so be it.