Psalms 41

1 Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

1 Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

2The 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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