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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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