1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.

2 \41:1\Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

3 \41:2\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.

4 \41:3\The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

5 \41:4\I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

6 \41:5\My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

7 \41:6\If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

8 \41:7\All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

9 \41:8\They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.

10 \41:9\Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.

11 \41:10\But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

12 \41:11\By this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome me.

13 \41:12\And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

14 \41:13\May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.

1 א   למנצח מזמור לדוד br

2 ב   אשרי משכיל אל-דל    ביום רעה ימלטהו יהוה br

3 ג   יהוה ישמרהו ויחיהו--יאשר (ואשר) בארץ    ואל-תתנהו בנפש איביו br

4 ד   יהוה--יסעדנו על-ערש דוי    כל-משכבו הפכת בחליו br

5 ה   אני-אמרתי יהוה חנני    רפאה נפשי כי-חטאתי לך br

6 ו   אויבי--יאמרו רע לי    מתי ימות ואבד שמו br

7 ז   ואם-בא לראות שוא ידבר--לבו יקבץ-און לו    יצא לחוץ ידבר br

8 ח   יחד--עלי יתלחשו כל-שנאי    עלי--יחשבו רעה לי br

9 ט   דבר-בליעל יצוק בו    ואשר שכב לא-יוסיף לקום br

10 י   גם-איש שלומי אשר-בטחתי בו--    אוכל לחמי br הגדיל עלי    עקב br

11 יא   ואתה יהוה חנני והקימני    ואשלמה להם br

12 יב   בזאת ידעתי כי-חפצת בי    כי לא-יריע איבי עלי br

13 יג   ואני--בתמי תמכת בי    ותציבני לפניך לעולם br [ (Psalms 41:14) יד   ברוך יהוה אלהי ישראל--מהעולם ועד העולם    אמן ואמן ]