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.

Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.

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.

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.

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

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

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

[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.”

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

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).”

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

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.

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

All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.

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

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

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

Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].

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

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).

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

[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.

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

[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.

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

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