Psalms 41

1 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.

Unto the end, a psalm for David himself. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

2 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.

The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

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

The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.

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

I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

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

My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?

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

And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.

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

All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.

8 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.

They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?

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

For even the man of peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.

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

But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: and I will requite them.

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

By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.

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

But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.

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

Blessed by the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.