Psalms 41

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Blessed is he who is concerned for the weak; in the day of trouble, Yahweh will rescue him.

For the end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

2 Yahweh will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; Yahweh will not turn him over to the will of his enemies.

May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

3 Yahweh will support him on the bed of suffering; you will make his bed of sickness into a bed of healing.

May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

5 My enemies speak evil against me, saying, 'When will he die and his name perish?'

Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 If my enemy comes to see me, he says worthless things; his heart gathers up my disaster for itself; when he goes away from me, he tells others about it.

And if he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

7 All who hate me whisper together against me; against me they hope for my hurt.

All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

8 They say, “An evil disease holds on tightly to him; now that he is lying down, he will rise up no more.”

They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

9 Indeed, even my own close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me.

10 But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me and raise me up so that I may pay them back.

But thou, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.

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

By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

12 As for me, you support me in my integrity and will keep me before your face forever.

But thou didst help me because of [mine] innocence, and hast established me before thee for ever.

13 May Yahweh, the God of Israel be praised from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.