Psalms 41

1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: YHWH will deliver him in time of trouble.

For victorie, the song of Dauid. Blessid is he that vndurstondith `on a nedi man and pore; the Lord schal delyuere hym in the yuel dai.

2 YHWH 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.

The Lord kepe hym, and quykene hym, and make hym blesful in the lond; and bitake not hym in to the wille of his enemyes.

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

The Lord bere help to hym on the bed of his sorewe; thou hast ofte turned al his bed stre in his sijknesse.

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

I seide, Lord, haue thou mercy on me; heele thou my soule, for Y synnede ayens thee.

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

Myn enemyes seiden yuels to me; Whanne schal he die, and his name schal perische?

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

And if he entride for to se, he spak veyn thingis; his herte gaderide wickidnesse to hym silf.

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

He yede with out forth; and spak to the same thing. Alle myn enemyes bacbitiden pryuyli ayens me; ayens me thei thouyten yuels to me.

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

Thei ordeineden an yuel word ayens me; Whether he that slepith, schal not leie to, that he rise ayen?

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

For whi the man of my pees, in whom Y hopide, he that eet my looues; made greet disseit on me.

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

But thou, Lord, haue merci on me, and reise me ayen; and Y schal yelde to hem.

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

In this thing Y knew, that thou woldist me; for myn enemye schal not haue ioye on me.

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

Forsothe thou hast take me vp for ynnocence; and hast confermed me in thi siyt with outen ende.

13 Blessed be YHWH Elohim of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, fro the world and in to the world; be it doon, be it doon.