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.
Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
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.
Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
3 Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.
When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
4 I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'
[When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
5 Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!
My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
6 And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.
When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
7 All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:
All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
8 A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.
They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
9 Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,
Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
10 And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
11 By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.
[If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
12 As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.
[I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
13 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.
Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
