Psalms 41

1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

2 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

3 Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.

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

4 As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

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

5 Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?

My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 And if one come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].

If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

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

All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

8 A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more.

“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”

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

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

10 But thou, Jehovah, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

But you, LORD, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

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

By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

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

As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity! Amen, and Amen.

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