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.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Yhwh will deliver him in 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.

Yhwh will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

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

Yhwh will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt 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, Yhwh, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have 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 speak evil of me, 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 he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, 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 that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

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

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

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, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath 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 thou, O Yhwh, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite 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 favourest me, because mine enemy doth 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.

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

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

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