Psalms 41

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

2 Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

3 Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

4 I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

5 Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

6 And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

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

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

8 A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

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

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

10 And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

12 As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

13 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.