Psalmorum 41

1 Psalmus David, in finem. Beatus vir qui intelligit super egenum, et pauperem: in die mala liberabit eum Dominus.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

2 Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra: et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum eius.

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

3 Dominus opem ferat illi super lectum doloris eius: universum stratum eius versasti in infirmitate eius.

The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

4 Ego dixi: Domine miserere mei: sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi.

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

5 Inimici mei dixerunt mala mihi: Quando morietur, et peribit nomen eius?

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

6 Et si ingrediebatur ut videret, vana loquebatur, cor eius congregavit iniquitatem sibi. Egrediebatur foras, et loquebatur

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

7 in idipsum. Adversum me susurrabant omnes inimici mei: adversum me cogitabant mala mihi.

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

8 Verbum iniquum constituerunt adversum me: Numquid qui dormit non adiiciet ut resurgat?

“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

9 Etenim homo pacis meae, in quo speravi: qui edebat panes meos, magnificavit super me supplantationem.

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

10 Tu autem Domine miserere mei, et resuscita me: et retribuam eis.

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 In hoc cognovi quoniam voluisti me: quoniam non gaudebit inimicus meus super me.

By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

12 Me autem propter innocentiam suscepisti: et confirmasti me in conspectu tuo in aeternum.

In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

13 Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel a saeculo, et usque in saeculum: fiat, fiat.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.