Psalm 41

1 Blessed is he who considers the poor: Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.WEB — Psalm 41:1

2 Yahweh 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.WEB — Psalm 41:2

3 Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, And restore him from his bed of illness.WEB — Psalm 41:3

4 I said, ” Yahweh, have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”WEB — Psalm 41:4

5 My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”WEB — Psalm 41:5

6 If he come to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.WEB — Psalm 41:6

7 All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.WEB — Psalm 41:7

8 “An evil disease,” they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”WEB — Psalm 41:8

9 Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who ate bread with me, Has lifted up his heel against me.WEB — Psalm 41:9

10 But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, That I may repay them.WEB — Psalm 41:10

11 By this I know that you delight in me, Because my enemy doesn't triumph over me.WEB — Psalm 41:11

12 As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, And set me in your presence forever.WEB — Psalm 41:12

13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen. BOOK II Psalm 42 For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah.WEB — Psalm 41:13