Psalms 41

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him Who is acting wisely to the poor, In a day of evil YHWH delivers him.

2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

YHWH preserves him and revives him, He is blessed in the land, And You do not give him into the will of his enemies.

3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

YHWH supports [him] on a bed of sickness, You have turned his bed in his weakness.

4 I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

I said, “O YHWH, favor me, Heal my soul, for I sinned against You,”

5 My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

My enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished!

6 And if he cometh to see [me], he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; [when] he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].

And if he came to see—he speaks vanity, His heart gathers iniquity to itself, He goes out—at the street he speaks.

7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

8 An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast to him: and [now] that he lieth he shall rise no more.

A worthless thing is poured out on him, And because he lay down he does not rise again.

9 Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me.

Even my ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, Made the heel great against me,

10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

And You, YHWH, favor me, And cause me to rise, And I give repayment to them.

11 By this I know that thou favorest me, because my enemy doth not triumph over me.

By this I have known, That You have delighted in me, Because my enemy does not shout over me.

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

As for me, in my integrity, You have taken hold on me, And cause me to stand before You for all time.

13 Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and amen.

Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, From age to age. Amen and Amen.