41 1 Blessed is he who considers the poor!
Yahweh delivers him in the day of trouble;
41 2 Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you not give him up to the will of his enemies.
41 3 Yahweh sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you heal all his infirmities.
41 4 As for me, I said, " O Yahweh, 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 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 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 9 Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted,
who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
41 10 But be gracious to me, O Yahweh,
and raise me up, that I may requite them!
41 11 By this I know that you are pleased with me,
in that my enemy has not triumphed over me.
41 12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity,
and set me in your presence for ever.
41 13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen & Amen.