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.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shall deliuer him in ye time 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 keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.

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

The Lord wil strengthen him vpon ye bed of sorow: thou hast turned al his bed in his sicknes.

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

Therefore I saide, Lord haue mercie vpon me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.

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

Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

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

And if hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

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

All they that hate me, whisper together against me: euen against me do they imagine mine hurt.

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

A mischiefe is light vpon him, and he that lyeth, shall no more rise.

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

Yea, my familiar friend, whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath lifted vp the heele against me.

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

Therefore, O Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp: so I shall reward 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 thou fauourest me, because mine enemie doth not triumph against me.

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

And as for me, thou vpholdest me in mine integritie, and doest set me before thy face for euer.

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

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel worlde without ende. So be it, euen so be it.