Psalms 41

1 To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh 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 Yahweh, will preserve him and keep him alive, And he shall be pronounced happy in the land, Do not then give him up at the 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 Yahweh, will sustain him upon the bed of sickness, All his couch, hast thou transformed in his disease.

Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

4 I, said—O Yahweh, show me favour, heal thou 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 Mine enemies, speak ill 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 have come to see me, Falsehood, doth he speak, His own heart, gathereth iniquity to itself, he goeth forth, abroad he telleth 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 Together—against me, do all who hate me whisper among themselves, Against me, devise they hurt for me.

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

8 An infliction of the Abandoned One hath been fixed upon him, and, now that he hath lien down, he will not again rise.

A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

9 Even the man whom I used to salute, in whom I put confidence, who used to eat my bread, —hath magnified 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 Yahweh, show me favour and raise me up, That I may repay them.

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

11 Hereby, do I know that thou delightest in me, In that mine enemy shall not raise a shout 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, In my blamelessness, hast thou held me fast, And hast caused me to stand before thee unto times age-abiding.

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 Yahweh, the God of Israel, From the age that is past, even unto the age yet to come: Amen and Amen!

Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.