תהילים 41

1 למנצח מזמור לדוד 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 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.