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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Happy is he who hath regard to the poor! The LORD 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.
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; He shall be happy on the earth; Thou wilt not give him up to the will of his enemies!
3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of disease; All his bed thou wilt change 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, O LORD! be merciful to me! Heal me, 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.
If one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth malice; When he goeth abroad, he uttereth 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 mischief:
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
“A deadly disease cleaveth fast unto him; He lieth down, and he shall never arise!”
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 in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, —He 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 do thou, O LORD! have pity upon me; 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 favorest me, Because 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.
As for me, thou wilt uphold me in my integrity; Thou wilt set 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!
[Praised be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen! Amen!]
