Psalms 41

1 For the end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him Who is acting wisely to the poor, In a day of evil YHWH delivers him.

2 May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

YHWH preserves him and revives him, He is blessed in the land, And You do not give him into the will of his enemies.

3 May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

YHWH supports [him] on a bed of sickness, You have turned his bed in his weakness.

4 I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

I said, “O YHWH, favor me, Heal my soul, for I sinned against You,”

5 Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish?

My enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished!

6 And if he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

And if he came to see—he speaks vanity, His heart gathers iniquity to itself, He goes out—at the street he speaks.

7 All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

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

8 They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

A worthless thing is poured out on him, And because he lay down he does not rise again.

9 For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me.

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

10 But you, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.

And You, YHWH, favor me, And cause me to rise, And I give repayment to them.

11 By this I know that you have delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

By this I have known, That You have delighted in me, Because my enemy does not shout over me.

12 But you did help me because of [mine] innocence, and have established me before you for ever.

As for me, in my integrity, You have taken hold on me, And cause me to stand before You for all time.

13 Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.

Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, From age to age. Amen and Amen.