Tehillim 41

Orthodox Jewish Bible

41 (For the one directing, Mizmor of Dovid).

²⁽¹⁾Blessed is he that considereth the helpless; Hashem will deliver him in time of ra’ah (evil, trouble).

³⁽²⁾Hashem will be shomer over him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed in ha’aretz; and Thou wilt not surrender him unto the desire of his enemies.

⁴⁽³⁾Hashem will support him upon the sickbed; in his illness, all his bedridden languishing Thou wilt change (i.e., toward recovery).

⁵⁽⁴⁾I said, Hashem, channeni (be gracious unto me); heal my nefesh; for I have sinned against Thee.

⁶⁽⁵⁾Mine enemies speak rah (evil) of me: When will he die, and shmo (his name) perish?

⁷⁽⁶⁾And if one cometh to see me, he speaketh falsely; his lev gathereth wickedness to itself; when he goeth lachutz (outside, around) he telleth it.

⁸⁽⁷⁾All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt.

⁹⁽⁸⁾A thing of beliya’al (a wicked fate, i.e., a terminal illness), say they, cleaveth fast unto him, that when he lieth he shall rise up no more.

¹⁰⁽⁹⁾Yea, mine own ish shalom (familiar friend, close friend), in whom I trusted, which did eat of my lechem, hath lifted up his heel (i.e., deceitfully showed enmity) against me [see Yn 13:18].

¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾But Thou, O Hashem, channeni (be gracious, merciful unto me), and raise me up, that I may repay them.

¹²⁽¹¹⁾By this I know that Thou favorest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

¹³⁽¹²⁾And as for me, Thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face l’olam (forever).

¹⁴⁽¹³⁾Baruch Hashem Elohei Yisroel m’haolam v’ad haolam. Omein and Omein.

Psalm 41

New International Version

Psalm 41^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Blessed^(A) are those who have regard for the weak;^(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.^(C)
²The Lord protects^(D) and preserves them—^(E)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—^(F)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.^(G)
³The Lord sustains them on their sickbed^(H)
    and restores them from their bed of illness.^(I)

⁴I said, “Have mercy^(J) on me, Lord;
    heal^(K) me, for I have sinned^(L) against you.”
⁵My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?^(M)”
⁶When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,^(N) while his heart gathers slander;^(O)
    then he goes out and spreads^(P) it around.

⁷All my enemies whisper together^(Q) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up^(R) from the place where he lies.”
⁹Even my close friend,^(S)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[b] against me.^(T)

¹⁰But may you have mercy^(U) on me, Lord;
    raise me up,^(V) that I may repay^(W) them.
¹¹I know that you are pleased with me,^(X)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.^(Y)
¹²Because of my integrity^(Z) you uphold me^(AA)
    and set me in your presence forever.^(AB)

¹³Praise^(AC) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(AD)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.^(AE)

Footnotes

Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.
Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel

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Tehillim 41

Orthodox Jewish Bible

Psalm 41

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Psalm 41^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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Tehillim 41

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Psalm 41

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Psalm 41^[a]