Psalms 41:1-6 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

² Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

³ Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

⁴ I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁵ Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?

⁶ And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

¹ For the end, a Psalm for instruction, for the sons of Core.

² As the hart earnestly desires the fountains of water, so my soul earnestly longs for thee, O God.

³ My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

⁴ My tears have been bread to me day and night, while they daily said to me, Where is thy God?

⁵ I remembered these things, and poured out my soul in me, for I will go to the place of thy wondrous tabernacle, even to the house of God, with a voice of exultation and thanksgiving and of the sound of those who keep festival.

⁶ Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; he is the salvation of my countenance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ (42) For the end, a Psalm for instruction, for the sons of Core. As the hart earnestly desires the fountains of water, so my soul earnestly longs for you, O God.

² My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

³ My tears have been bread to me day and night, while they daily said to me, Where is your God?

⁴ I remembered these things, and poured out my soul in me, for I will go to the place of your wondrous tabernacle, even to the house of God, with a voice of exultation and thanksgiving and of the sound of those who keep festival.

⁵ Therefore are you very sad, O my soul? and therefore do you trouble me? hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; he is the salvation of my countenance.

⁶ O my God, my soul has been troubled within me: therefore will I remember you from the land of Jordan, and of the Ermonites, from the little hill.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

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

³ The LORD will support him upon the couch of languishing: thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

⁴ I said, O LORD, have mercy upon me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁵ Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

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

¹ Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.

² 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 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.

⁴ 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 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 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.

¹ (42) For the end, a Psalm for instruction, for the sons of Core. As the hart earnestly desires the fountains of water, so my soul earnestly longs for you, O God.

² My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

³ My tears have been bread to me day and night, while they daily said to me, Where is your God?

⁴ I remembered these things, and poured out my soul in me, for I will go to the place of your wondrous tabernacle, even to the house of God, with a voice of exultation and thanksgiving and of the sound of those who keep festival.

⁵ Therefore are you very sad, O my soul? and therefore do you trouble me? hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; he is the salvation of my countenance.

⁶ O my God, my soul has been troubled within me: therefore will I remember you from the land of Jordan, and of the Ermonites, from the little hill.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

² Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

² Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

² The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

¹ To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

² The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

³ The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

⁴ I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

⁵ My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

⁶ If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

¹ To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

² Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

³ Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.

⁴ As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁵ Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?

⁶ And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

¹ Unto the end, understanding for the sons of Core.

² As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, O God.

³ My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?

⁴ My tears have been any bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily: Where is thy God?

⁵ These things I remembered, and poured out my soul in me: for I shall go over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God: With the voice of joy and praise; the noise of one feasting.

⁶ Why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou trouble me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance,

¹ For the music director. A psalm of David. How happy are those who take care of the poor! When they are in trouble the Lord will save them.

² The Lord protects them and keeps them alive. They will live happily in the land, and they will not be handed over to their enemies.

³ The Lord looks after them when they're sick; he makes them well from their illness.

⁴ “Lord, please be gracious to me,” I asked. “Please heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ Those who hate me only say evil things about me. “When is he going to die, and people forget all about him?” they ask.

⁶ They come to visit me, but their sympathy is not sincere. They're only interested in the bad news, which they spread around as soon as they leave.

¹ To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shall deliuer him in ye time of trouble.

² The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.

³ The Lord wil strengthen him vpon ye bed of sorow: thou hast turned al his bed in his sicknes.

⁴ Therefore I saide, Lord haue mercie vpon me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.

⁵ Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

⁶ And if hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

¹ (41-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (41-2) Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

² (41-3) The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.

³ (41-4) The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.

⁴ (41-5) As for me, I said: 'O LORD, be gracious unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.'

⁵ (41-6) Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?'

⁶ (41-7) And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it.

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

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

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

⁴ I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

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

⁶ And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: His heart gathereth iniquity to itself; When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

¹ “To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (41:2) Happy is he that careth for the poor: on the day of evil will the Lord deliver him.

² (41:3) The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy on the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the revengeful desire of his enemies.

³ (41:4) The Lord will sustain him upon the bed of painful disease: thou changest all his couch in his sickness.

⁴ (41:5) I said, Lord, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁵ (41:6) My enemies speak evil of me, When will he die, and his name perish?

⁶ (41:7) And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsely: his heart gathereth wickedness to itself; he goeth abroad and speaketh it.

¹ For the end, a Psalm for instruction, for the sons of Korah.

² As the hart earnestly desires the fountains of water, So my soul earnestly longs for thee, O God.

³ My soul has thirsted for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?

⁴ My tears have been bread to me day and night, While they daily said to me, Where is thy God?

⁵ I remembered these things, and poured out my soul in me, For I will go to the place of thy wondrous tabernacle, even to the house of God, With a voice of exultation and thanksgiving and of the sound of those who keep festival.

⁶ Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? Hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; He is the salvation of my countenance.

¹ “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Happy is he who hath regard to the poor! The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

² The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; He shall be happy on the earth; Thou wilt not give him up to the will of his enemies!

³ The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of disease; All his bed thou wilt change in his sickness.

⁴ I said, O LORD! be merciful to me! Heal me, for I have sinned against thee!

⁵ My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth malice; When he goeth abroad, he uttereth it.

¹ For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the weak; in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver them.

² He will keep them safe, happy, and long in the land, and not give them up to the rage of their foes.

³ The Lord will sustain them on bed of languishing; tending their sickness, as long as they lie.

⁴ For this cause I say, “Lord, show me your favour; heal me, because I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”

⁶ When one comes to see me, their words ring hollow; their heart keeps gathering mischief the while; and when they go out, they give it speech.

¹ For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the weak; in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver them.

² He will keep them safe, happy, and long in the land, and not give them up to the rage of their foes.

³ The Lord will sustain them on bed of languishing; tending their sickness, as long as they lie.

⁴ For this cause I say, “Lord, show me your favor; heal me, because I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”

⁶ When one comes to see me, their words ring hollow; their heart keeps gathering mischief the while; and when they go out, they give it speech.

¹ Blessed is he who considers the poor. Adonai will deliver him in the day of evil.

² Adonai will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ Adonai will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “Adonai , have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

¹ For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Blessed is he who is concerned for the weak; in the day of trouble, Yahweh will rescue him.

² Yahweh will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; Yahweh will not turn him over to the will of his enemies.

³ Yahweh will support him on the bed of suffering; you will make his bed of sickness into a bed of healing.

⁴ I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me, saying, 'When will he die and his name perish?'

⁶ If my enemy comes to see me, he says worthless things; his heart gathers up my disaster for itself; when he goes away from me, he tells others about it.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

² Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

² The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

² The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

² The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

³ The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴ I said, “LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

¹ For victory, the song of David. Blessed is he that understandeth of the needy man and poor; the Lord shall deliver him in the evil day.

² The Lord keep him, and quicken him, and make him blessful in the land; and betake not him into the will of his enemies.

³ The Lord shall bear help to him on the bed of his sorrow; thou hast oft turned all his bedstraw in his sickness.

⁴ I said, Lord, have thou mercy on me; heal thou my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

⁵ Mine enemies said evils to me; When shall he die, and his name shall perish?

⁶ And if he entered for to see me, he spake vain things; his heart gathered wickedness to himself. He went with-outforth; and spake to the same thing or the same end.

¹ For victory, the song of David. Blessed is he that understandeth of the needy man and poor; the Lord shall deliver him in the evil day. (For the choirmaster, a song by David. Happy is he who hath concern for the poor and the needy; the Lord shall save him on the evil day or the Lord shall rescue him in his time of trouble.)

² The Lord keep him, and quicken him, and make him blessful in the land; and betake not him into the will of his enemies. (The Lord shall keep him safe, and alive, and make him happy in the land; and he shall not deliver him unto the power, or the will, of his enemies.)

³ The Lord (shall) bear help to him on the bed of his sorrow; thou hast oft turned all his bedstraw in his sickness.

⁴ I said, Lord, have thou mercy on me; heal thou my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

⁵ Mine enemies said evils to me; When shall he die, and his name shall perish?

⁶ And if he entered for to see (me), he spake vain things (to me); his heart gathered wickedness to himself. He went withoutforth; and spake to the same thing/and spake to the same end. (And when he entered to see me, he spoke to me of empty, or useless, things; and his heart gathered wickedness unto itself. And then he went withoutforth; and spoke the same thing everywhere he went.)

¹ To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

² Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

³ Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

⁴ I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

⁵ Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!

⁶ And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.