Psalms 41

1 Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

2 Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.

The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

4 [When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

5 My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

6 When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”

“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

10 But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 [If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.

By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

12 [I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.

In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!

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