Psa 41 | ABEn | STEP | To the director; a psalm to David. Blessed is the one taking notice upon the poor and needy; [ 5 in 7 day 6 the evil 3 shall rescue 4 him 1 the 2 lord ].

Psalms 41

PSALM 41

The LORD Helps the Righteous

To the director; a psalm to David.

1 Blessed is the one taking notice upon the poor and needy; [⁵in ⁷day ⁶the evil ³shall rescue ⁴him ¹the ² lord]. 2 May the lord guard him, and enliven him, and bless him in the land; and may he not deliver him into the hands of his enemies. 3 Let the lord help him upon the bed of his grief! [²all ³of his bed ¹You turned] in his illness. 4 I said, O lord, show mercy on me! Heal my soul! for I sinned against you. 5 My enemies said bad things against me, saying, When shall he die and [²perish ¹his name]? 6 And if he entered to see me, [³folly ²spoke ¹his heart]. He gathered lawlessness to himself; he went forth outside and spoke in the same manner. 7 [⁴against ⁵me ³whispered ¹All ²my enemies]; against me they devised bad things for me. 8 [⁵matter ⁴an illegal ¹They laid down ²against ³me], saying, Shall the one going to bed not proceed to rise up? 9 For also the man of my peace upon whom I hoped, the one eating my bread loaves, magnified against me with trickery. 10 But you, O lord, show mercy on me, and raise me up, and recompense to them! 11 By this I knew that you wanted me, that in no way should [²rejoice ¹my enemy] over me. 12 [³my ¹But ²because of] innocence you assisted and firmed me up before you into the eon. 13 Blessed be the lord God of Israel, from the eon and into the eon. May it be, May it be.