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.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

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.

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

3 Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

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

4 I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

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

5 Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!

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

6 And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.

And if he come to see [me], he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; [when] he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].

7 All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

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

8 A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him: and [now] that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

9 Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

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

10 And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

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

11 By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

12 As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

13 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.

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