Psalms 41

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Blessed is he who is concerned for the weak; in the day of trouble, Yahweh will rescue him.

Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 Yahweh will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; Yahweh will not turn him over to the will of his enemies.

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and you will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

3 Yahweh will support him on the bed of suffering; you will make his bed of sickness into a bed of healing.

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: you will make all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

5 My enemies speak evil against me, saying, 'When will he die and his name perish?'

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 If my enemy comes to see me, he says worthless things; his heart gathers up my disaster for itself; when he goes away from me, he tells others about it.

And if he comes to see me, he speaks vanity: his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes abroad, he tells it.

7 All who hate me whisper together against me; against me they hope for my hurt.

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

8 They say, “An evil disease holds on tightly to him; now that he is lying down, he will rise up no more.”

An evil disease, say they, cleaves fast unto him: and now that he lies he shall rise up no more.

9 Indeed, even my own close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

10 But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me and raise me up so that I may pay them back.

But you, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

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

By this I know that you favour me, because mine enemy does not triumph over me.

12 As for me, you support me in my integrity and will keep me before your face forever.

And as for me, you uphold me in mine integrity, and set me before your face for ever.

13 May Yahweh, the God of Israel be praised from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

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