41:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who considers the poor! The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble;
41:1 To the leader. A Psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the poor; the LORD delivers them in the day of trouble.

41:2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies.
41:2 The LORD protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.

41:3 The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness thou healest all his infirmities.
41:3 The LORD sustains them on their sickbed; in their illness you heal all their infirmities.

41:4 As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against thee!"
41:4 As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you."

41:5 My enemies say of me in malice: "When will he die, and his name perish?"
41:5 My enemies wonder in malice when I will die, and my name perish.

41:6 And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
41:6 And when they come to see me, they utter empty words, while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.

41:7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
41:7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.

41:8 They say, "A deadly thing has fastened upon him; he will not rise again from where he lies."
41:8 They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me, that I will not rise again from where I lie.

41:9 Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
41:9 Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted the heel against me.

41:10 But do thou, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them!
41:10 But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

41:11 By this I know that thou art pleased with me, in that my enemy has not triumphed over me.
41:11 By this I know that you are pleased with me; because my enemy has not triumphed over me.

41:12 But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever.
41:12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

41:13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
41:13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.