Psalms 41

¹ [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Blessed is anyone who cares for the poor and the weak; in timeof trouble Yahweh rescues him.

² Yahweh protects him, gives him life and happiness on earth. Do not abandon him to his enemies'pleasure!

³ Yahweh sustains him on his bed of sickness; you transform altogether the bed where he lies sick.

⁴ For my part I said, 'Yahweh, take pity on me! Cure me for I have sinned against you.'

⁵ My enemies speak to me only of disaster, 'When wil he die and his name disappear?'

⁶ When people come to see me their talk is hol ow, when they get out they spread the news with spite intheir hearts.

⁷ Al who hate me whisper together about me and reckon I deserve the misery I suffer.

⁸ 'A fatal sickness has a grip on him; now that he is down, he will never get up again.'

⁹ Even my trusted friend on whom I relied, who shared my table, takes advantage of me.

¹⁰ But you, Yahweh, take pity on me! Put me on my feet and I wil give them their due.

¹¹ This wil convince me that you delight in me, if my enemy no longer exults over me.

¹² Then you wil keep me unscathed, and set me in your presence for ever.

¹³ Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen, Amen.