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 Leader. A Psalm of David. Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

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 preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.

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

The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.

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

As for me, I said: 'O LORD, be gracious unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.'

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

Mine enemies speak evil of me: '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 one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it.

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

All that hate me whisper together against me, against me do they devise my hurt:

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

'An evil thing cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.'

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

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

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

But Thou, O LORD, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite 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 delightest in me, that mine enemy doth 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.

And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

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 and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.