תהילים 41

1 למנצח מזמור לדוד ב אשרי משכיל אל-דל ביום רעה ימלטהו יהוה

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

2 יהוה ישמרהו ויחיהו--יאשר (ואשר) בארץ ואל-תתנהו בנפש איביו

The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

3 יהוה--יסעדנו על-ערש דוי כל-משכבו הפכת בחליו

The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

4 אני-אמרתי יהוה חנני רפאה נפשי כי-חטאתי לך

I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

5 אויבי--יאמרו רע לי מתי ימות ואבד שמו

My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

6 ואם-בא לראות שוא ידבר--לבו יקבץ-און לו יצא לחוץ ידבר

If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

7 יחד--עלי יתלחשו כל-שנאי עלי--יחשבו רעה לי

All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

8 דבר-בליעל יצוק בו ואשר שכב לא-יוסיף לקום

They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.

9 גם-איש שלומי אשר-בטחתי בו-- אוכל לחמי הגדיל עלי עקב

Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.

10 ואתה יהוה חנני והקימני ואשלמה להם

But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

11 בזאת ידעתי כי-חפצת בי כי לא-יריע איבי עלי

By this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome me.

12 ואני--בתמי תמכת בי ותציבני לפניך לעולם

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

13 ברוך יהוה אלהי ישראל--מהעולם ועד העולם אמן ואמן

May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.