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 end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

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.

May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

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

May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

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

I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

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

Mine enemies have spoken evil against 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 he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

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

All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

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

They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

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

For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, 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, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall 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 you have delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice 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.

But you did help me because of [mine] innocence, and have established me before you for ever.

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

Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.