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.
“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” Happy is he that careth for the poor: on the day of evil will the Lord deliver him.
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.
The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy on the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the revengeful desire of his enemies.
3 The Lord bere help to hym on the bed of his sorewe; thou hast ofte turned al his bed stre in his sijknesse.
The Lord will sustain him upon the bed of painful disease: thou changest all his couch in his sickness.
4 I seide, Lord, haue thou mercy on me; heele thou my soule, for Y synnede ayens thee.
I said, Lord, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
5 Myn enemyes seiden yuels to me; Whanne schal he die, and his name schal perische?
My enemies speak evil of me, When will 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 come to see [me], he speaketh falsely: his heart gathereth wickedness to itself; he goeth abroad [and] speaketh it.
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.
Altogether whisper against me all that hate me: against me do they devise my injury.
8 Thei ordeineden an yuel word ayens me; Whether he that slepith, schal not leie to, that he rise ayen?
“His godless deed [say they] is poured out over him: as he lieth there he will never more 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.
Yea, even the man that should have sought my welfare, in whom I trusted, who eateth my bread, hath 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 thou, O Lord, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite it unto them.
11 In this thing Y knew, that thou woldist me; for myn enemye schal not haue ioye on me.
By this do I know that thou art pleased with me, that my enemy doth not triumph over me.
12 Forsothe thou hast take me vp for ynnocence; and hast confermed me in thi siyt with outen ende.
But as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and placest me before thy presence 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 the God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. BEGIM
