Chapter 41
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽדFor the leader. A psalm of David.
2אַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דָּל בְּיוֹם רָעָה יְֽמַלְּטֵהוּ יְהֹוָֽהHappy is someone who is thoughtful of the wretched; in bad times may GOD keep them from harm.
3יְהֹוָה יִשְׁמְרֵהוּ וִיחַיֵּהוּ (יאשר) [וְאֻשַּׁר] בָּאָרֶץ וְאַֽל־תִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבָֽיוMay GOD guard them and preserve them; and may they be thought happy in the land. Do not subject them to the will of their enemies.
4יְֽהֹוָה יִסְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶרֶשׂ דְּוָי כׇּל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ הָפַכְתָּ בְחׇלְיֽוֹGOD will sustain them on their sickbed; You shall wholly transform their bed of suffering.
5אֲֽנִי־אָמַרְתִּי יְהֹוָה חׇנֵּנִי רְפָאָה נַפְשִׁי כִּי־חָטָאתִי לָֽךְI said, “O ETERNAL One, have mercy on me, heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
6אוֹיְבַי יֹאמְרוּ רַע לִי מָתַי יָמוּת וְאָבַד שְׁמֽוֹMy enemies speak evilly of me, “When will he die and his name perish?”
7וְאִם־בָּא לִרְאוֹת שָׁוְא יְדַבֵּר לִבּוֹ יִקְבׇּץ־אָוֶן לוֹ יֵצֵא לַחוּץ יְדַבֵּֽרEach of them who comes to visit speaks falsely, storing up evil thoughts— speaking them once outside.
8יַחַד עָלַי יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ כׇּל־שֹׂנְאָי עָלַי יַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה לִֽיAll my enemies whisper together against me, imagining the worst for me.
9דְּֽבַר־בְּלִיַּעַל יָצוּק בּוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב לֹא־יוֹסִיף לָקֽוּם“Something baneful has settled in him; he’ll not rise from his bed again.”
10גַּם־אִישׁ שְׁלוֹמִי אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַחְתִּי בוֹ אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵֽבMy ally in whom I trusted, even someone who shares my bread, has been utterly false to me.
11וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה חׇנֵּנִי וַהֲקִימֵנִי וַאֲשַׁלְּמָה לָהֶֽםBut You, O ETERNAL One, have mercy on me; let me rise again and repay them.
12בְּזֹאת יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־חָפַצְתָּ בִּי כִּי לֹֽא־יָרִיעַ אֹיְבִי עָלָֽיThen shall I know that You are pleased with me: when my enemy cannot shout in triumph over me.
13וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי תָּמַכְתָּ בִּי וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ לְעוֹלָֽםYou will support me because of my integrity, and let me abide in Your presence forever.
14בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵֽןBlessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and Amen.