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.
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 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 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 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
The Lord wil strengthen him vpon ye bed of sorow: thou hast turned al his bed in his sicknes.
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.”
Therefore I saide, Lord haue mercie vpon me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.
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).”
Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?
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.
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 those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
All they that hate me, whisper together against me: euen against me do they imagine mine hurt.
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
A mischiefe is light vpon him, and he that lyeth, shall no more rise.
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].
Yea, my familiar friend, whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath lifted vp the heele 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).
Therefore, O Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp: so I shall reward 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 thou fauourest me, because mine enemie doth not triumph against 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.
And as for me, thou vpholdest me in mine integritie, and doest set me before thy face for euer.
13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel worlde without ende. So be it, euen so be it.
