Psalms 41

1 For victorie, the song of Dauid. Blessid is he that vndurstondith `on a nedi man and pore; the Lord schal delyuere hym in the yuel dai.

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 The Lord kepe hym, and quykene hym, and make hym blesful in the lond; and bitake not hym in to the wille of his enemyes.

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 The Lord bere help to hym on the bed of his sorewe; thou hast ofte turned al his bed stre in his sijknesse.

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

4 I seide, Lord, haue thou mercy on me; heele thou my soule, for Y synnede ayens thee.

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

5 Myn enemyes seiden yuels to me; Whanne schal he die, and his name schal perische?

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

6 And if he entride for to se, he spak veyn thingis; his herte gaderide wickidnesse to hym silf.

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 He yede with out forth; and spak to the same thing. Alle myn enemyes bacbitiden pryuyli ayens me; ayens me thei thouyten yuels to me.

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

8 Thei ordeineden an yuel word ayens me; Whether he that slepith, schal not leie to, that he rise ayen?

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

9 For whi the man of my pees, in whom Y hopide, he that eet my looues; made greet disseit on me.

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

10 But thou, Lord, haue merci on me, and reise me ayen; and Y schal yelde to hem.

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

11 In this thing Y knew, that thou woldist me; for myn enemye schal not haue ioye on me.

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

12 Forsothe thou hast take me vp for ynnocence; and hast confermed me in thi siyt with outen ende.

But you did help me because of [mine] innocence, and have established me before you for ever.

13 Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, fro the world and in to the world; be it doon, be it doon.

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