Psalms 41

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.

Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.

2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.

3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.

4 I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

[When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”

6 And if he cometh to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.

7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.

8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast to him: and now that he lieth he shall rise no more.

They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”

9 Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].

10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).

11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because my enemy doth not triumph over me.

[If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.

12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

[I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.

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

Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!