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 the chief musician, a psalm of David.” Happy is he that careth for the poor: on the day of evil will the Lord deliver him.
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 preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy on the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the revengeful desire of his enemies.
3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
The Lord will sustain him upon the bed of painful disease: thou changest all his couch in his 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, Lord, be gracious 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).”
My enemies speak evil of me, When will 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 falsely: his heart gathereth wickedness to itself; he goeth abroad [and] speaketh it.
7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
Altogether whisper against me all that hate me: against me do they devise my injury.
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
“His godless deed [say they] is poured out over him: as he lieth there he will never more rise up again.”
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, even the man that should have sought my welfare, in whom I trusted, who eateth 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 Lord, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite it unto 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 do I know that thou art pleased with me, that my 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.
But as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and placest me before thy presence for ever.
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, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. BEGIM
